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exultation

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ex⋅ul⋅ta⋅tion

  [eg-zuhl-tey-shuhn, ek-suhl-]
–noun
the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory.
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Also, ex⋅ult⋅an⋅cy  [ig-zuhl-tn-see] , 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
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ex·ul·ta·tion   (ěk'səl-tā'shən, ěg'zəl-)   
n.  The act or condition of rejoicing greatly.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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