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jubilant.

Adjective
General
MEANING

Expressing great joy over success or welcome news.

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  • jubilant crowd
  • jubilant celebration

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A jubilant crowd gathered outside the station.

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jubilant

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more jubilant; superlative most jubilant when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.

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