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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·ul·ta·tion       [eg-zuhl-tey-shuhn, ek-suhl-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.
Also, ex·ult·an·cy       [ig-zuhl-tn-see] Pronunciation Key, ex·ult·ance.


[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L ex(s)ultātiōn- (s. of ex(s)ultātiō), equiv. to ex(s)ultāt(us) (ptp. of ex(s)ultāre to exult) + -iōn- -ion]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ex·ul·ta·tion       (ěk'səl-tā'shən, ěg'zəl-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The act or condition of rejoicing greatly.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exultation 
c.1425, from M.Fr. exulter, from L. exultare, frequentative of exsilire "leap out or up," from ex- "forth" + salire "to leap" (see salient). Notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. Exult in the sense of "rejoice exceedingly" is from 1594.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
exultation

noun
1. a feeling of extreme joy 
2. the utterance of sounds expressing great joy 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Exultation

Ex`ul*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. exsultatio: cf. F. exultation.] The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.

His bosom swelled with exultation. --Prescott.

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