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  • 41Oskar Morawetz — Born January 17, 1917 Světlá nad Sázavou, Bohemia Died June 13, 2007 (age 90) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genres contemporary classical Occupations composer …

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  • 42jocundity — noun a) The state of being jocund. b) A jocund remark; a witticism …

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  • 43English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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  • 44jovial — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. genial, cordial; gay, merry; jolly, convivial. See cheerfulness. Ant., morose. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. convivial, good humored, jollly, affable; see happy 1 , jaunty . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 45Gioconda — in La Gioconda, name of the da Vinci painting also known as the Mona Lisa, from It. gioconda, fem. of giocondo, from L. jocundus (see JOCUND (Cf. jocund)) …

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  • 46jocundity — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. iocunditas, from iocundus (see JOCUND (Cf. jocund)) …

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  • 47cheerful — a. 1. Glad, lively, sprightly, animated, joyful, joyous, happy, light hearted, lightsome, blithe, mirthful, buoyant, gleeful, gay, cheery, airy, sunny, jocund, jolly, in good spirits, of good cheer, in high feather. 2. Gladdening, cheery,… …

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  • 48jolly — a. 1. Merry, joyous, joyful, gay, jovial, airy, mirthful, jocund, playful, frolicsome, sportive, gamesome, funny, facetious, jocular, waggish, sprightly, lively, jocund, blithe, blithesome, cheery, cheerful. 2. Plump, stout, lusty, bouncing,… …

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  • 49jocundity — /dʒəˈkʌndəti/ (say juh kunduhtee) noun (plural jocundities) 1. the state of being jocund; gaiety. 2. a jocund remark or act …

  • 50jocundly — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from jocund + ly : in a jocund manner …

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