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jubilarian

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ju⋅bi⋅lar⋅i⋅an

  [joo-buh-lair-ee-uhn]
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–noun
a person who celebrates or has celebrated a jubilee, as a nun observing 25 or more years of religious life.
Origin:
1775–85; < ML jūbilāri(us) (equiv. to jūbil- (see jubilee ) + -ārius -ary ) + -an
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ju·bi·lar·i·an   (jōō'bə-lâr'ē-ən)   
n.  A person celebrating a jubilee.

[From Medieval Latin iūbilārius, of a jubilee, from Late Latin iūbilaeus, jubilee; see jubilee.]
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