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jollification

[ jol-uh-fi-key-shuh n ]

/ ˌdʒɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

jolly merrymaking; jolly festivity.

Origin of jollification

First recorded in 1800–10; jolly + -fication

Words nearby jollification

joliette, joliot-curie, jolivet, jollier, jolliet, jollification, jollify, jollities, jollity, jollop, jolly

Example sentences from the Web for jollification

Then they celebrate their victory by some sort of jollification that lasts half the night.

Certain Success |Norval A. Hawkins
It was hardly an occasion; just a pleasant little meeting that even with jollification was not without sadness.

The Ship Dwellers |Albert Bigelow Paine
The jollification following the game threatened to wreck the chapel and crack the limestone ledge beneath it.

A Master's Degree |Margaret Hill McCarter
I shall go down with you on Wednesday in time for the jollification on Thursday.

Wives and Daughters |Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Also, there was nothing in their demeanour that savoured of any spirit of jollification.

Prairie Flowers |James B. Hendryx

British Dictionary definitions for jollification

jollification

/ (ˌdʒɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

a merry festivity