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triumph
Main Entry:
1tri·umph Listen to the pronunciation of 1triumph
Pronunciation:
ˈtrī-əm(p)f
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural tri·umphs Listen to the pronunciation of triumphs -əm(p)fs, -əm(p)s
Etymology:
Middle English triumphe, from Old French, from Latin triumphus
Date:
14th century
1: a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a decisive victory over a foreign enemy — compare ovation 1
2: the joy or exultation of victory or success
3 a: a victory or conquest by or as if by military force b: a notable success <the party was a triumph>
— tri·um·phal Listen to the pronunciation of triumphal trī-ˈəm(p)-fəl adjective