JUBILEE YEAR
\d͡ʒˈuːbɪlˌiː jˈi͡ə], \dʒˈuːbɪlˌiː jˈiə], \dʒ_ˈuː_b_ɪ_l_ˌiː j_ˈiə]\
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[L., Heb.] The grand sabbatical year of the Jews, which was to be celebrated after every seven septenaries of years, as a year of general release of all debtors and slaves. In modern times, the word has been applied to celebrations recurring at intervals of half or of a quarter of a century.
By Henry Percy Smith
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
Nearby Words
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- jucundity
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