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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

joy /dʒɔɪ/n

1. a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment
2. something causing such a feeling; a source of happiness
3. an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing
4. brit informal success; satisfaction: I went to the bank for a loan, but got no joy

vb

1. (intransitive) to feel joy
2. (transitive) obsolete to make joyful; gladden

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French joie, from Latin gaudium joy, from gaudēre to be glad

Principal Translations
joy n	(delight)	júbilo nm
		alegría nf
		regocijo nm
		deleite nm

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