ALL meanings of jovial
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J j - noun Technical meaning of jovial (language) (Jule's Own Version of IAL) A version of IAL produced by Jules I. Schwartz in 1959-1960. JOVIAL was based on ALGOL 58, with extensions for large scale real-time programming. It saw extensive use by the US Air Force. The data elements were items, entries (records) and tables. Versions include JOVIAL I (IBM 709, 1960), JOVIAL II (IBM 7090, 1961) and JOVIAL 3 (1965). Dialects: J3, JOVIAL J73, JS, JTS. Ada/Jovial Newsletter, Dale Lange +1 (513) 255-4472. 1
- abbreviation JOVIAL jolly 1
- adjective jovial endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host. 1
- adjective jovial (initial capital letter) of or relating to the god Jove, or Jupiter. 1
- noun jovial Cheerful and friendly. 1
- adjective jovial (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Pertaining to Jove or Zeus; Jovian. 0
- adjective jovial (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian. 0
- adjective jovial (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (astrology) Under the influence of the planet Jupiter (considered a source of happiness). 0
- adjective jovial Merry; cheerful and good-humored. 0
- adjective jovial If you describe a person as jovial, you mean that they are happy and behave in a cheerful way. 0
- adjective jovial having or expressing convivial humour; jolly 0
- abbreviation JOVIAL Jovian 0
- adjective jovial full of hearty, playful good humor; genial and cheerful 0