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victor

[ vik-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Victor

[ vik-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

an ancient Roman epithet variously applied to Jupiter, Mars, and Hercules.
Military. the NATO name for a class of high-speed, nuclear-powered submarines, designed to protect Soviet ships and to attack ballistic-missile submarines: first produced for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s; in service with the Russian Navy since 1992.
a male given name.

victor

/ ˈvɪktə /

1. a person, nation, etc, that has defeated an adversary in war, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  the victor army
the winner of any contest, conflict, or struggle

Victor

/ ˈvɪktə /

Origin of victor¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin, equivalent to vic-, past participle stem of vincere “to conquer” + -tor -tor

Origin of victor¹

C14: from Latin, from vincere to conquer

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