jubilee

C2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure

US /ˈd͡ʒubəˌli/ UK /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/ See IPA manual

Freq #17705

Meanings

1

noun
a special anniversary or the celebration of it

We had a jubilee to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

centenary centennial

Word family

Forms jubilees

Derived forms jubilist

Related forms jubilancejubilancyjubilantjubilantlyjubilarjubilarianjubilatejubilatedjubilationjubilatoryjubileanjubilize

Common collocations

silver jubilee Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Late Middle English jubile [and other forms], from Middle French jubile, from Old French jubilee, jubileus (modern French jubilé), from Late Latin iūbilaeus (adjective, also treated as a noun), from Ancient Greek ἰωβηλαῖος (iōbēlaîos, “of a jubilee”), from ἰώβηλος (iṓbēlos, “jubilee”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Ἰώβηλος (Iṓbēlos) is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yōḇēl, “ram, trumpet made from a ram’s horn; jubilee”) (because a ram’s horn trumpet was originally used to proclaim the event; see Leviticus 25:9), influenced by Latin iūbilum (“a cry, a...

jubile Middle English jubilee Old French iobelēus la-lat ἰωβηλαῖος Ancient Greek יוֹבֵל Hebrew

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# jubilee

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒubəˌli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/
**Frequency rank:** 17705

## Meanings
1. a special anniversary or the celebration of it

## Examples
- We had a jubilee to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary.

## Synonyms
- centenary
- centennial

## Derived Forms
- jubilist

## Related Forms
- jubilance
- jubilancy
- jubilant
- jubilantly
- jubilar
- jubilarian
- jubilate
- jubilated
- jubilation
- jubilatory
- jubilean
- jubilize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: jubile
- Root: jubilee
- Root: iobelēus
- Root: ἰωβηλαῖος
- Root: יוֹבֵל

## Etymology
From Late Middle English jubile [and other forms], from Middle French jubile, from Old French jubilee, jubileus (modern French jubilé), from Late Latin iūbilaeus (adjective, also treated as a noun), from Ancient Greek ἰωβηλαῖος (iōbēlaîos, “of a jubilee”), from ἰώβηλος (iṓbēlos, “jubilee”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Ἰώβηλος (Iṓbēlos) is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yōḇēl, “ram, trumpet made from a ram’s horn; jubilee”) (because a ram’s horn trumpet was originally used to proclaim the event; see Leviticus 25:9), influenced by Latin iūbilum (“a cry, a...

## Topics
- Entertainment & Leisure
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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