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“jubilee”
A special anniversary or the celebration at the time of such an anniversary: There are all kinds of jubilees which are celebrated for special occasions as shown in the Yearly Jubilees at the bottom of this page.
(Hebrew, jobel, literally, "ram"; from the ram's horn with which the year of celebration was proclaimed; from Latin jubilaeus (annus), "year of jubilee".)
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“jubilee”
An anniversary celebrating 60, or sometimes 75, years of something: Usually a diamond jubilee for a marriage includes the custom of marking the occasion with gifts that contain diamonds.
A fiftieth anniversary of an important event: Several couples got together to celebrate their golden jubilees at the local restaurant.
A Negro folk song or spiritual: The jubilee songs came into existence because they were rejoicing about emancipation or freedom from slavery.
Connected with or describing the 25th commemoration of something: Jack and Jill invited their children to join them as they were about to celebrate their silver jubilee or silver-wedding anniversary.