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Word: Jubilee
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French jubile, from late Latin jubilaeus (annus) ‘(year) of jubilee’, based on Hebrew yōḇēl, originally ‘ram's-horn trumpet’, with which the jubilee year was proclaimed
ˈdʒuːbɪliː
ˌdʒuːbɪˈliː
a special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity
Short Definition:special anniversary of event
Examples:- to celebrate its jubilee, the club is holding a tournament
- jubilee celebrations
a year of emancipation and restoration, kept every fifty years.
Short Definition:year of emancipation and restoration, kept every fifty years
a period of remission from the penal consequences of sin, granted by the Roman Catholic Church under certain conditions for a year, usually at intervals of twenty-five years.
Short Definition:period of remission from penal consequences of sin
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