great joy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatandjoy
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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joy
noun
uk/dʒɔɪ/us/dʒɔɪ/
great ...
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(Definition ofgreatandjoyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofgreat joy
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Things of beauty always bringgreatjoy. 34.
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This is agreatjoy.
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It is agreatjoy.
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It gives usgreatjoy.
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This gives megreatjoy.
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There isgreatjoyhere.
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This news has brought megreatjoy.
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Yet they hadgreatjoyin living.
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That is thegreatjoyof it.
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I say that with nogreatjoy.
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That possibility gave the peoplegreatjoy.
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Such schools are agreatjoy.
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That is a cause forgreatjoy.
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That will cause themgreatjoy.
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Is living on £160 a week anygreatjoy?
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I find nogreatjoyin that situation.
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Music has been agreatjoyin my life.
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Really this should be a reason forgreatjoy.
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It must have been welcomed withgreatjoy.
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It is agreatjoyto deal with service people.
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It is always agreatjoyto find reasonable people.
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It is quite a trial although agreatjoy.
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That has been agreatjoyto a farmer.
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It broughtgreatjoyto the hearts of his friends.
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It is agreatjoyto see old people meeting.
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