A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg jubilee PRONUNCIATION: (JOO-buh-lee, -LEE) MEANING: noun: 1. A special anniversary of an event, especially a 50th anniversary. 2. Rejoicing or celebration. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French jubile, from Latin jubilaeus, and Greek iobelaios, from Hebrew yobel (ram, rams horn trumpet). Traditionally a jubilee year was announced by blowing a rams horn. Earliest documented use: 1382. USAGE: Pupils at a Bradford school crowned their diamond jubilee celebrations by starting the new academic year in the new school colour -- gold. Chris Young; A Golden Year Begins for Pupils With New School Uniforms; Telegraph and Argus (Bradford, UK); Oct 3, 2014. See more usage examples of jubilee in Vocabularys dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. -Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (1809-1865)
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:09:00 +0000