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victory
[ vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree ]
noun
- a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
Antonyms:
- an engagement ending in such triumph:
American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
Antonyms:
- the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest:
The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
Antonyms:
- 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.
victory
1/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
- final and complete superiority in a war
- a successful military engagement
- a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem
- the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed
Victory
2/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
- another name (in English) for Victoria 3
- another name (in English) for Nike
Other 51Թ Forms
- t·· adjective
- ԴDz·t· noun plural nonvictories
- p·t· noun plural supervictories
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of victory1
Idioms and Phrases
see pyrrhic victory .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Indeed, it was these major capitalists who reaped the greatest rewards from Germany's early wartime victories.
An impressive display on Friday night ensured England cruised to a 5-0 victory over Belgium at Ashton Gate, oozing confidence and superiority.
They came agonisingly close and in many ways I would take a Saints victory here, just so I can enjoy hosting 606 with Robbie between now and the end of the season.
It is a victory for South Korea's democracy, that for a while looked as if it was on dangerous ground.
Thrives in different conditions, at Haydock in the mud – scene of five of his seven career victories, including back-to-back runnings of the Betfair Chase.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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