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Ju·bi·la·te  audio  (yb-lät, -t, j-) KEY  

NOUN:
    1. The 100th Psalm in the King James Bible and in most modern Catholic versions or the 99th in the Vulgate.
    2. A musical setting of the Jubilate.
  1. The third Sunday after Easter.
  2. A song or an outburst of joy and triumph.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin ibilte, second person pl. imperative of ibilre, to raise a shout of joy, the first word of the psalm


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