Definition of jubilation
1 : an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant The news was greeted with jubilation.
2 : an expression of great joy the jubilations of the garrison were short-lived — C. R. Low
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Examples of jubilation in a Sentence
the jubilation of the crowd
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Enter Newport defender Mark O'Brien, who scored what was just his second ever career goal, chesting and volleying a brilliant effort to send the Rodney Parade faithful into jubilation and keep his side up.
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Schools have quickly reopened, but initial jubilation has turned to despondency among teachers who, six months later, remain unpaid.
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With jubilation, reports Kathy Stephenson for the Salt Lake Tribune.
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On the mainland, the jubilation continued to reverberate.
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There was too much jubilation and joy in the Cavs’ locker room to wade into that territory.
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Totti scores the opening goal against Parma on the final day of the season, ripping off his shirt in jubilation, bringing the Serie A title to Roma for the first time in 18 years.
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But the jubilation had another cause, too: the rejection, by a wide margin, of hard-line challenger Ebrahim Raisi, who had the backing of key regime power centers in Iran, including the top brass of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Then came the Japanese surrender, and the jubilation among U.S. troops was mixed with a sobering reminder of the war in the form of Americans who had been prisoners of the Japanese, stopping in Okinawa on their way home.
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Origin and Etymology of jubilation
see jubilate
JUBILATION Defined for English Language Learners
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: great happiness or joy
JUBILATION Defined for Kids
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: the act of rejoicing : the state of being noisily happy
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