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

jubilee

noun
 
/ˈdʒuːbɪliː/,
 
/ˌdʒuːbɪˈliː/
 
/ˈdʒuːbɪliː/,
 
/ˌdʒuːbɪˈliː/
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  1. a special anniversary of an event, especially one that took place 25, 50 or 60 years ago; the celebrations connected with it see also diamond jubilee, golden jubilee, silver jubilee
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French jubile, from late Latin jubilaeus (annus) ‘(year) of jubilee’, based on Hebrew yōb̲ēl, originally ‘ram's-horn trumpet’, with which the jubilee year was proclaimed.
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