hurrah
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interjection
1.
(used as an exclamation of joy, exultation, appreciation, encouragement, or the like.)
verb (used without object)
2.
to shout “hurrah.”
noun
3.
an exclamation of “hurrah.”
4.
hubbub; commotion; fanfare.
5.
a colorful or tumultuous event; spectacle or celebration: We celebrated the centennial with a three-day hurrah.
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6.
last/final hurrah, a final moment or occasion of glory or achievement: The new play will be her last hurrah as an actress before she retires.
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hurrah, hooray or hurray (hʊˈrɑː, huːˈreɪ, hʊˈreɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —interj, —n | |
| 1. | a cheer of joy, victory, etc |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to shout "hurrah" |
| [C17: probably from German hurra; compare | |
| hooray, hooray or hurray | |
| —interj, —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: probably from German hurra; compare | |
| hurray, hooray or hurray | |
| —interj, —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: probably from German hurra; compare | |
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Word Origin & History
hurrah
1686, alteration of huzza, apparently infl. by similar shouts in Ger., Dan., Swed. May have been picked up during Thirty Years' War. According to Moriz Heyne, this was the battle-cry of Prussian soldiers during the War of Liberation (1812-13). Hooray is its popular form and is almost as old.
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Example sentences
If you can afford it, give the summer weather one last hurrah by flying to the nearest beach.
Informative certainly but it is an hurrah book rather than a work of science.
Far from being the return of the big bonuses, this could be their last hurrah.
Almost the grand stand and the crowd of thousands are one pair of legs and one voice standing up and yelling hurrah.
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