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noun, plural -ries.
1.
a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
2.
an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
3.
the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
4.
a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory.
5.
(initial capital letter) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English victorie < Latin victōria, equivalent to victōr-, stem of victor victor + -ia -y3
1275–1325; Middle English victorie < Latin victōria, equivalent to victōr-, stem of victor victor + -ia -y3
Related forms
vic·to·ry·less, adjective
non·vic·to·ry, noun, plural -ries.
su·per·vic·to·ry, noun, plural -ries.
Synonyms
3. Victory, conquest, triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind: victory in battle; a football victory. Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered: a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru. Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory: the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.
3. Victory, conquest, triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind: victory in battle; a football victory. Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered: a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru. Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory: the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.
Antonyms
1–3. defeat.
1–3. defeat.
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Word Origin & History
victory
early 14c., from O.Fr. victorie, from L. victoria, from pp. stem of vincere (see victor). V.E. ("victory in Europe") and V.J. ("victory in Japan") days in WWII were first used Sept. 2, 1944, by James F. Byrne, U.S. director of War Mobilization.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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