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crow, delight, exuberate, exult, glory, joy, jubilate, kvell, triumph
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14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Middle English, from Anglo-French rejois-, stem of rejoier, rejoir, from re- + joir to welcome, enjoy, from Latin gaudēre to be glad — more at joy
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