English Explanatory Dictionary

exultation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight
  2. A group of skylarks; the collective noun for skylarks.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-exultation.wav

Word forms

exultation exultations

Etymology

From Middle English exultacion, from Old French exultacion, from Latin exsultātiō, exsultātiōnem.

Synonyms

triumph
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