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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

gioire

Pronunciation / Transliteration: joi-re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rejoice/rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Tutti hanno iniziato a gioire per la vittoria."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To feel or show great joy or delight.

    "The fans began to rejoice as their team scored the winning goal."
  2. 2

    To celebrate or make merry in response to a happy event.

    "The entire community gathered to rejoice over the successful harvest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'rejoïr', formed from the prefix 're-' (expressing intensive force) and 'joïr' (to enjoy), ultimately tracing back to the Late Latin 'gaudere'. It entered the English language in the 14th century, evolving to mean experiencing or expressing great joy and gladness.

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