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jollification

American  
[jol-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌdʒɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. jolly merrymaking; jolly festivity.


jollification British  
/ ˌdʒɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

  1. a merry festivity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of jollification

First recorded in 1800–10; jolly + -fication


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Boring as it may seem, most Californians want someone who’ll focus on their workaday concerns, not jollification.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

Although “Donizetti” has no scenery and no narrative, it looks at first like an outtake from the older ballet’s celebration of the festival of the vine, with the jollification of decorous peasants.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2011

First there was jollification as there must be when Governors get together.

From Time Magazine Archive

After this solemn moment all was jollification and singing of "Now we have soldiers again!" in the streets of Old Cologne.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clavers and his attendants are galloping up from Carnwath, where they have been spending the night in jollification wi' the laird; and we are just about to renew our dismal march.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton

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