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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

elation
    n 1: an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism;
         an absence of depression [ant: depression]
    2: a feeling of joy and pride [syn: elation, high spirits,
       lightness]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Elation \E*la"tion\, n. [L. elatio. See Elate.]
   A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of
   prosperity. "Felt the elation of triumph." --Sir W. Scott.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for elation:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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