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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , present participle of jubilare 'to call out, shout because you are happy'

jubilant

 adjective
     
jub‧i‧lant
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
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