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ju⋅bi⋅lant

  [joo-buh-luhnt]
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–adjective
showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony.
Origin:
1660–70; < L jūbilant- (s. of jūbilāns, prp. of jūbilāre to shout, whoop), equiv. to jūbil- shout + -ant- -ant

Related forms:
ju⋅bi⋅lance, ju⋅bi⋅lan⋅cy, noun
ju⋅bi⋅lant⋅ly, adverb
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ju·bi·lant   (jōō'bə-lənt)   
adj.  

  1. Exultingly joyful.

  2. Expressing joy.


[Latin iūbilāns, iūbilant-, present participle of iūbilāre, to raise a shout of joy.]
ju'bi·lance n., ju'bi·lant·ly adv.
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