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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

jub‧i‧lant / ˈdʒuːbələnt, ˈdʒuːbɪlənt / adjective

extremely happy and pleased because of a success :

Radicals were jubilant at getting rid of him.

The fans were in jubilant mood as they left the stadium.

— jubilantly adverb

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ju·bi·lant [ˈdʒuːbɪlənt] [ˈdʒuːbɪlənt]

feeling or showing great happiness because of a success

• The fans were in jubilant mood after the victory.

Derived Word: jubilantly

Word Origin:

[jubilant jubilantly] mid 17th cent. (originally in the sense ‘making a joyful noise’): from Latin jubilant- ‘calling, hallooing’, from the verb jubilare, used by Christian writers to mean ‘shout for joy’.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

jubilant / ˈdʒuː.bɪ.lənt / adjective

feeling or expressing great happiness, especially because of a success:

The fans were jubilant at/about/over England's victory over Germany.

jubilantly / -li / adverb

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