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Glee is defined as great happiness or delight.

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An example of glee is what you feel when you have just won the lottery.

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noun

lively joy; gaiety; merriment
an English part song for three or more unaccompanied, usually men's, voices

Origin: ME gle < OE gleo, entertainment, merriment, akin to (rare) ON glȳ < IE *ghleu-, to be merry, jest < base *ghel-, to cry out > Gr chleuē, jest

See glee in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Jubilant delight; joy.
Music A part song scored for three or more usually male and unaccompanied voices that was popular in the 18th century.

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Origin: Middle English gle, entertainment

Origin: , from Old English glēo; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots

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