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noun
1.
the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
2.
a significant success or noteworthy achievement; instance or occasion of victory.
3.
exultation resulting from victory; joy over success.
4.
Roman History. the ceremonial entrance into Rome of a victorious commander with his army, spoils of war, and captives, authorized by the senate in honor of an important military or naval victory. Compare ovation (def. 2).
5.
a public pageant, spectacle, or the like.
verb (used without object)
6.
to gain a victory; be victorious; win.
7.
to gain mastery; prevail: to triumph over fear.
8.
to be successful; achieve success.
9.
to exult over victory; rejoice over success.
10.
EXPANDto be elated or glad; rejoice proudly; glory.
11.
COLLAPSEto celebrate a triumph, as a victorious Roman commander.
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verb (used with object)
12.
to conquer; triumph over.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English triumphe (noun), Old English triumpha < Latin triump(h)us, perhaps < Etruscan < Greek thríambos hymn to Dionysus
before 900; Middle English triumphe (noun), Old English triumpha < Latin triump(h)us, perhaps < Etruscan < Greek thríambos hymn to Dionysus
Related forms
tri·umph·er, noun
Antonyms
1. defeat, loss.
1. defeat, loss.
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| triumph (ˈtraɪəmf) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the feeling of exultation and happiness derived from a victory or major achievement |
| 2. | the act or condition of being victorious; victory |
| 3. | (in ancient Rome) a ritual procession to the Capitoline Hill held in honour of a victorious general |
| 4. | obsolete a public display or celebration |
| 5. | cards an obsolete word for trump |
| —vb | |
| 6. | ( |
| 7. | to rejoice over a victory |
| 8. | to celebrate a Roman triumph |
| [C14: from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus, from Old Latin triumpus; probably related to Greek thriambos Bacchic hymn] | |
| 'triumpher | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
triumph
late 14c., from O.Fr. triumphe (12c.), from L. triumphus "achievement, a success, procession for a victorious general or admiral," earlier triumpus, probably via Etruscan from Gk. thriambos "hymn to Dionysus," a loan-word from a pre-Hellenic language. Sense of "victory, conquest" is c.1400. The verb
EXPAND is first recorded late 15c. Related: Triumphed; triumphing.
COLLAPSE
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