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Exultation
//ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight countable, uncountable
"Strange that this idea carried with it something of exultation! so much does the pride of man rejoice in aught that marks him from his fellows, and little does it seem to matter whether that mark be for good or for evil."
- 2 the utterance of sounds expressing great joy wordnet
- 3 a feeling of extreme joy wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English exultacion, from Old French exultacion, from Latin exsultātiō, exsultātiōnem.
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