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

glee

noun
 
/ɡliː/
 
/ɡliː/
[uncountable]
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  1. a feeling of happiness, usually because something good has happened to you, or something bad has happened to somebody else synonym delight
    • He rubbed his hands in glee as he thought of all the money he would make.
    • glee at something She couldn't disguise her glee at their embarrassment.
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word OriginOld English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.
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