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noun
The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: triumph, jubilation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A group of skylarks; the collective noun for skylarks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rejoicing, jubilation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utterance, vocalization
noun
a feeling of extreme joy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: jubilance, jubilancy, jubilation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: joy, joyousness, joyfulness
Narrower terms: triumph
History
From Middle English exultacion, from Old French exultacion, from Latin exsultātiō, exsultātiōnem.
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
