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Joy that refuses to stay seated, dragging everyone nearby into the noise.

means The act of feeling and expressing great, often loud, happiness over something good.

from From Old French rejoir, blending re- (intensifying) with joir, to enjoy, from Latin gaudere, to delightthe same root that gives us joy and gaudy.

Verb-shapedIt is joy actively performed, not quietly held.
Old companyBibles and ballads kept it from going extinct.
Plural cousinRejoicings means the celebrations themselves, not just the mood.
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