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[ˈtrʌɪʌmf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a great victory or achievement
(e.g: a garden built to celebrate Napoleon's many triumphs)
- the processional entry of a victorious general into ancient Rome
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Origin
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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
[ˈtrʌɪʌmf], (Verb)
Definitions:
- achieve a victory; be successful
(e.g: spectacle has once again triumphed over content)
- (of a Roman general) ride into ancient Rome after a victory
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Origin
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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
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