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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jovial /ˈdʒəʊvɪəl, -vj(ə)l/
▶adjective cheerful and friendly.
– derivatives
joviality noun,
jovially adverb.
joviality noun,
jovially adverb.
– origin C16: from Fr., from late L. jovialis ‘of Jupiter’, with ref. to the supposed influence of the planet Jupiter on those born under it.
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