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jubilee

jubilee

28 4.6
A special celebration for an important anniversary like 25 or 50 years
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒuːbəˈliː/
translation icon : jubileo
  • A Te Deum composed by Prince Albert was central to the Westminster Abbey jubilee service.
  • Diamond Jubilee
  • Golden Jubilee
  • Silver Jubilee

Emancipation was in some ways, not just days of jubilee, not just days of song and poetry.

Examples

  • A central event was held in Belgrade where over 10,000 believers attended the jubilee.

    Academic text (2015)
  • What then did the Golden Jubilee of 1887 mean to the queen?

    Academic text (1997)
  • Are the plans for my jubilee complete?

  • A present has just arrived in honour of your Jubilee.

  • You coming to our little Jubilee get-together on Sunday?

  • His mother was born in the year of Victoria's Golden Jubilee and was named after the Queen.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Luke, last time I saw you on the television, you were part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

  • "During my stay in Rome, the city celebrated a jubilee for all of Christendom," said Arnas Arnaeus.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Her Majesty has requested Mr. Karim and Mr. Baksh be her personal footmen for the rest of the Jubilee.

  • We are planning a big party for our parents' golden jubilee next month.

Compounds

1 4.8

The 60th anniversary of an important event, usually celebrated with public events

A celebration of a 50th anniversary for a marriage or an organization

1 5.1

A celebration of 25 years since an important event like a marriage or founding

How Celebratory

jubilee
28 4.6
festival
178 1.0
celebration
430 1.0
party
1.0
gathering
203 1.0

Surface Forms

jubilee singular
jubilees plural

Etymology

Jubilee comes from an old Hebrew word yovel meaning 'ram's horn', because a horn was blown to announce a special year of freedom and celebration. That's why jubilee now means a big anniversary or public celebration, and it is like jubilant, which means full of joy.