jubilee

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒuːbɪˈliː/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪl/ senses 3.3 and 3.4 when spelled jubile, obsolete
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• General-American: /ˈd͡ʒubəˌli/
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• General-American: /ˌd͡ʒubəˈli/
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• General-American: /ˈd͡ʒubəl/ senses 3.3 and 3.4 when spelled jubile, obsolete
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• rhymes with (one pronunciation) -iː
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• CMU ARPABET: JH UW1 B AH0 L IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: JH UW2 B AH0 L IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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See jubilee. The proper noun sense (“London Underground line”) was named after the silver jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1926–2022) in 1977.

From Late Middle English jubile [and other forms], from Middle French jubile, from Old French jubilee, jubileus (modern French jubilé), from Late Latin iūbilaeus (adjective, also treated as a noun), from Ancient Greek ἰωβηλαῖος (iōbēlaîos, “of a jubilee”), from ἰώβηλος (iṓbēlos, “jubilee”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Ἰώβηλος (Iṓbēlos) is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yōḇēl, “ram, trumpet made from a ram’s horn; jubilee”) (because a ram’s horn trumpet was originally used to proclaim the event; see Leviticus 25:9), influenced by Latin iūbilum (“a cry, a shout”) and iūbilō (“to cheer, shout or sing joyfully”). Cognate with Italian giubileo, Spanish jubileo.

116 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Old Armenian: յոբելեան (yobelean) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Chinese Mandarin: 聖年 /圣年 (shèngnián) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Chinese Mandarin: 禧年 (xǐnián) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Galician: xubileu — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• German: Jobeljahr — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• German: Jubeljahr — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• German: Erlassjahr — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• German: Erlaßjahr — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• German: Halljahr — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Ancient Greek: ἰώβηλος (iṓbēlos) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Hebrew: יוֹבֵל (yovél) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Hebrew: שְׁנַת הַיּוֹבֵל (sh'nat ha-yovél) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Hungarian: Jóbel-év — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Japanese: 聖年 (seinen) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Korean: 성년 (seongnyeon) — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Latin: iobelēus — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Portuguese: jubileu — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Romanian: jubileu — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Romanian: an jubiliar — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Romanian: an de veselie — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Swedish: jubelår — (Jewish history) special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years
• Chinese Mandarin: 禧年 (xǐnián) — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Galician: xubileu — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• German: Jubeljahr — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Hungarian: jubileum — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Italian: giubileo — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Japanese: 聖年 (seinen) — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Kazakh: торқалы жыл (torqaly jyl) — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Māori: tiupirī — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Romanian: jubileu — (Roman Catholicism) special year in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage
• Albanian: jubile — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Arabic: يُوبِيل (yūbīl) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Armenian: հոբելյան (hobelyan) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Azerbaijani: yubiley — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Belarusian: юбіле́й (jubiljéj) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Bulgarian: юбиле́й (jubiléj) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Cherokee: ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎬ (analiheligv) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Chinese Mandarin: 紀念日 /纪念日 (jìniànrì) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Crimean Tatar: yübiley — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Czech: jubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Czech: padesátiny — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Danish: jubilæum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Dutch: jubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Esperanto: jubileo — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Estonian: juubel — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Finnish: hääpäivä — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Finnish: riemu — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Finnish: -vuotisjuhla — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• French: jubilé — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Galician: xubileu — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Georgian: იუბილე (iubile) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• German: Jubiläum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Greek: ιωβηλαίο (iovilaío) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Ancient Greek: ἰωβηλαῖον (iōbēlaîon) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Hebrew: יוֹבֵל (yovél) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Hindi: जयंती (jayantī) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Hindi: सालगिरह (sālgirah) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Hungarian: jubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Ido: jubileo — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Indonesian: yubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Italian: giubileo — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Japanese: 記念日 (kinenbi) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Japanese: 記年祭 (kinensai) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Kazakh: мерейтой (mereitoi) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Korean: 기념일 (ginyeomil) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Korean: 기념제 (ginyeomje) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Kyrgyz: юбилей (yubiley) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Latin: iobeleus — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Latvian: jubileja — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Lithuanian: jubiliẽjus — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Macedonian: јубиле́ј (jubiléj) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Malay: jubli — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Mongolian: ой (oj) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Mongolian: ᠣᠢ (oi) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Norwegian Bokmål: jubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Norwegian Nynorsk: jubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Pannonian Rusyn: ювилей (juvilej) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Persian: سالگَرد (sâlgard) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Polish: jubileusz — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Portuguese: jubileu — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Romanian: jubileu — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Russian: юбиле́й (jubiléj) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Serbo-Croatian: јубѝлеј — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Serbo-Croatian: о̀бљетница — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Serbo-Croatian: jubìlej — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Serbo-Croatian: òbljetnica — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Slovak: jubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Slovene: jubilej — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Spanish: jubileo — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Swahili: jubilii — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Swahili: Yubile — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Swedish: jubileum — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Swedish: jubelår — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Tagalog: hubileo — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Tagalog: hubelyo — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Tajik: солгард (solgard) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Turkish: jübile — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Turkmen: ýubileý — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Ukrainian: ювіле́й (juviléj) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Urdu: سالگِرَہ (sālgirah) — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Uzbek: yubiley — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Veps: jubilei — major anniversary of an event, particularly the 50th anniversary of a coronation or marriage
• Armenian: տոն (ton) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Bulgarian: пра́зненство (práznenstvo) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Dutch: jubileum — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Finnish: juhlan aika — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Finnish: juhlapäivä — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Georgian: იუბილე (iubile) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Georgian: დღესასწაული (dɣesasc̣auli) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Georgian: ზეიმი (zeimi) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Hindi: जुबली (jublī) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Russian: юбиле́й (jubiléj) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Russian: пра́зднество (prázdnestvo) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Sanskrit: उत्सव (utsava) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Telugu: ఉత్సవము (utsavamu) — time of celebration or rejoicing
• Romanian: jubileu — joyful African-American (usually Christian) folk song