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Definition of elation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

elation

noun
 
/ɪˈleɪʃn/
 
/ɪˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. a feeling of great happiness and excitement
    • She felt a great sense of elation as she started on the journey.
    • He showed his elation at having finally achieved his ambition.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • pure
    • sheer
    verb + elation
    • experience
    • feel
    preposition
    • elation at
    phrases
    • a feeling of elation
    • a mood of elation
    • a sense of elation
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French elacion, from Latin elat- ‘raised’, from the verb efferre, from ex- ‘out, from’ + ferre ‘to bear’.
See elation in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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