TRIUMPH | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Triumph

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Old French triumphe (noun), from Latin triump(h)us, probably from Greek thriambos ‘hymn to Bacchus’. Current senses of the verb date from the early 16th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtrʌɪʌmf
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a great victory or achievement

Short Definition:

great victory or achievement

Examples:
  • a garden built to celebrate Napoleon's many triumphs
Definition:

the processional entry of a victorious general into ancient Rome.

Short Definition:

processional entry of victorious general into ancient Rome

Word: Triumph

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtrʌɪʌmf
Dialects: British English
Definition:

achieve a victory; be successful

Short Definition:

achieve victory

Examples:
  • spectacle has once again triumphed over content
Definition:

(of a Roman general) ride into ancient Rome after a victory.

Short Definition:

(of Roman general) ride into ancient Rome after victory

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