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[vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree]

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noun, plural -ries.

a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.

an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.

the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.

a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory.

(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

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.

Antonyms
1–3. defeat.

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Example Sentences

But even winning there does not guarantee a victory for a criminal defendant.

The decision is a victory for the university, which had argued that the jury made a mistake.

But in asymmetrical warfare, the test of victory is asymmetrical too.

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But even winning there does not guarantee a victory for a criminal defendant.

The decision is a victory for the university, which had argued that the jury made a mistake.

But in asymmetrical warfare, the test of victory is asymmetrical too.

But a declaration of victory for safe, clean water is highly premature.

In the simplest terms, the process represents the victory of gravity over pressure.

It was a rare victory in a rapidly escalating fight to save the rhinoceros.

Then you get to try to take down the remaining survivors and hope for a zombie victory.

So they tend to linger on the story of their victory when they return to the hallways of the campus that almost was no more.

His thumping victory may not silence the mutterings.

But now the whales, and the conservation movement, have scored a significant victory.

He has successfully argued that it came from contaminated meat, but an arbitration hearing could still erase his victory.

With the regalia's recovery the next day, however, the chiefdom celebrated the battle as a victory.

Advocates say this is a precedent-setting victory for free speech on the web, and a warning to litigious companies.

And, despite all the hesitations and divisions, such is the imbalance of military power that victory is certain.

When you combine useful and necessary with hedonistic and indulgent, victory is reached.

But for the project's backers, yesterday's announcement was a victory nonetheless.

Both sides declare victory in a court decision on digital music copyright.

The opposition falters, but victory brings no joy to clerical rulers.

The world of conservation seemed to have scored a victory.

Still, the salvation of the pig and its unique genes remains a victory.

That's not to say it's all victory laps from here on out.

The heads were neatly piled to one side of the pit, perhaps as a victory display, the team suggests.

The epidemics get the blame for defeat, the generals get the credit for victory.

The result is victory for evil lobbyists even if means murder, occupation and genocide on part of war and zionist criminals.

President scores victory in effort to widen scope of federal government's warrantless recon power.

And start a victory garden in your back yard to combat high food pricesit's a fun family thing to do.

Both sides will claim victory if the center can be saved.

The problem with demanding this example is that the idea of victory in the modern era is a.

The delay was a victory for environmentalists who say oil sands crude development emits large amounts of greenhouse gases.

Truman's tireless campaigning that fall culminated in a feel-good victory of a little guy over an organization man.

My victory did not come in air hockey, but it did come in getting to know the university from a student's perspective.

His fans call it a remarkable victory for people power.

His victory wasn't without a few nail-biting moments.

The nation's political and military leaders badly needed a gaudy victory to restore public morale and their own reputations.

The goal is to have the total victory points of defeated monsters exceed the victory points in the village stack.

It's unlikely that your bullies can leave, so for them victory over you is only possible if you choose to stay.

The festival lasts five days and celebrates the victory of.

She said in her victory speech that she will not try to remain in office.

But this summer, fans started doing a victory dance when a leaked.

Such was the reaction to the expected, though narrow, victory of.

Their swift, merciless victory opens a new era for the pride.

During a battle, the ability to move troops swiftly and without detection can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Victory will go to him because the election will be lost, not won.

Since neither had sunk the other, they both claimed victory.

In the ruthless world of auto racing, aerodynamics can make the difference between stunning victory and fiery oblivion.

If it was a victory for democracy, it was also one for force over mediation and diplomacy.

For many the battle ended there: a victory for nature.

Victory goes to the player who is best at blocking his or her rival.

Indeed, the pang of an avoidable loss lingers longer than the rush of an expected victory.

They accepted rationing of food and fuel, and planted victory gardens to save canned food for the troops.

Bush, the ultimate victory of idiocy over intellegence.

The map can also illuminate lines of victory against superbugs.

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World English Dictionary

victory (ˈvɪktərɪ)

—n , pl -ries
1.	final and complete superiority in a war
2.	a successful military engagement
3.	a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem
4.	the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed

[C14: from Old French victorie, from Latin victōria, from vincere to subdue]

Victory (ˈvɪktərɪ)

—n
1.	another name (in English) for Victoria
2.	another name (in English) for Nike

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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.

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

victory

see pyrrhic victory.

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