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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To be victorious or successful; win.
- intransitive verb To rejoice over a success or victory; exult.
- intransitive verb To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.
- noun The act or fact of being victorious; a victory.
- noun Exultation or rejoicing over victory or success.
- noun A success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle.
- noun A noteworthy achievement or success.
- noun A public celebration, especially in ancient Rome, to welcome a returning victorious commander and his army.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To enjoy a triumph, as a victorious general; ride in a triumph; celebrate successful achievement.
- To gain a victory; achieve success; prevail.
- To rejoice for victory; exult or boast.
- To take a trick; trump.
- To shine forth; make a brilliant show.
- To succeed in overcoming; prevail over; subdue; conquer.
- To cause to triumph; give victory to.
- To exult over; boast over.
- noun In Roman antiquity, a procession and religious ceremony in honor of a victory and the victorious leader.
- noun A public festivity or display of any kind, as an exhibition of masks; a tournament, stately procession, or pageant; a spectacle.
- noun The state of being victorious; the flush of victory.
- noun Successful enterprise or consummation; achievement; conquest.
- noun Joy or exultation for success; great gladness; rejoicing.
- noun A card of a suit which outranks all others; a trump. See
trump , 1. - noun An old game of cards, from which whist is probably derived; trump. See
ruff and trump, 2. - noun See the quotation and tarot.
- noun Synonyms Joy, Delight, etc. (see
gladness ), jubilee, jubilation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Rom. Antiq.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
- noun obsolete Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
- noun A state of joy or exultation for success.
- noun Success causing exultation; victory; conquest.
- noun obsolete A trump card; also, an old game at cards.
- intransitive verb To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
- intransitive verb To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.
- intransitive verb To be prosperous; to flourish.
- intransitive verb obsolete To play a trump card.
- transitive verb obsolete To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
prevail over rivals, challenges, or difficulties. - verb To succeed, win, or attain
ascendancy . - noun A
conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles;victory ;conquest . - noun A magnificent and imposing
ceremonial performed in honor of avictor . - noun obsolete Any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
- noun A state of joy or
exultation at success. - noun obsolete A
trump card. - noun A card game, also called
trump . - noun historical a
ceremony held topublicly celebrate andsanctify themilitary achievement of an army commander
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be ecstatic with joy
- verb prove superior
- noun the exultation of victory
- noun a successful ending of a struggle or contest
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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LadyLiberty: yeah, it's a "triumph 8221; in the way book burnings are a triumph ..
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Protect them, and let those who love your name triumph in you.
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Protect them, and let those who love your name triumph in you.
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He sees a mighty hero returning in triumph from a bloody engagement, and makes bold to ask him two questions: -- 1.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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June 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Badminton Association of India (BAI) president V. K V.rma has announced a cash award of Rs. 2 lakh for Saina Nehwal for her title triumph in the Indonesia Super Series Sunday.
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With injuries starting to take hold, do you see him repeating his title triumph?
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With injuries starting to take hold, do you see him repeating his title triumph?
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The reigning league champions are also firmly on course for a home semi-final in mid-May, suggesting another title triumph is well within reach after cruising to biggest league away win of the league season.
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Words with the same meaning
- Cadmean victory
- KO
- Pyrrhic victory
- accomplishment
- achievement
- anniversaries
- ascendancy
- attainment
- be victorious
- bear the palm
- beat
- beat all hollow
- beat hollow
- beat the game
- beat the system
- best
- best seller
- big hit
- break the record
- brilliant success
- carry the day
- celebrate
- celebrating
- celebration
- ceremony
- championship
- clobber
- come through
- come up fighting
- come up smiling
- commemoration
- conquer
- conquest
- coup
- crow
- crow over
- crowing
- defeat
- delight
- destroy
- do in
- dominate
- dressing ship
- drub
- easy victory
- elation
- exhilaration
- exult
- exultation
- exulting
- fad
- fanfare
- fanfaronade
- festivity
- fix
- flourish
- flourish of trumpets
- gain
- gas
- gasser
- gloat
- gloat over
- gloating
- glory
- grand slam
- great success
- happiness
- hide
- hit
- holiday
- hoopla
- hors de combat
- hymn
- joy
- jubilance
- jubilate
- jubilation
- jubilee
- killing
- knockout
- lambaste
- landslide
- landslide victory
- lather
- lick
- live through
- marking the occasion
- master
- mastery
- memorialization
- memory
- merriment
- meteoric success
- momentary success
- moral victory
- observance
- outclass
- outdo
- outfight
- outgeneral
- outmaneuver
- outpoint
- outrun
- outsail
- outshine
- ovation
- overcome
- overwhelm
- persevere
- picnic
- prevail
- prevail over
- prosper
- pushover
- put
- rapture
- raucous happiness
- rejoice
- rejoicing
- religious rites
- remembrance
- resounding triumph
- revel
- reveling
- riot
- rise above
- rite
- ritual observance
- roaring success
- rout
- ruin
- runaway victory
- salute
- salvo
- sensation
- settle
- show of joy
- skin
- skin alive
- smash
- smash hit
- solemn observance
- solemnization
- subdual
- subdue
- subduing
- succeed
- success
- surmount
- take the cake
- testimonial
- testimonial banquet
- testimonial dinner
- thrash
- thrive
- toast
- total victory
- tribute
- trim
- triumph over
- trounce
- undo
- vanquish
- vanquishing
- vanquishment
- victory
- walkaway
- walkover
- weather out
- weather the storm
- whip
- whoopee
- win
- win out
- win through
- winning
- winning streak
- worst
- wow
whichbe commented on the word triumph
the name of an insult comic dog.
January 24, 2008
uselessness commented on the word triumph
This is a nice page. FOR ME TO POOP ON!!
January 25, 2008
skipvia commented on the word triumph
You crack me up, uselessness...
January 25, 2008