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Meaning of JUBILANT

Pronunciation:  'joobulunt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
  2. [adj]  full of high-spirited delight
 
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 Synonyms: elated, exultant, exulting, gleeful, joyful, joyous, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ju"bi*lant\, a. [L. jubilans, -antis, p. pr. of
jubilare to shout for joy: cf. F. jubila?. See {Jubilate}.]
Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant;
exulting. ``The jubilant age.'' --Coleridge.
      While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. --Milton.
 
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