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victory
[ vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree ]
noun
- a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
Antonyms: defeat
- an engagement ending in such triumph:
American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
Antonyms: defeat
- the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest:
The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
Antonyms: defeat
- 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/ ˈvɪktərɪ /
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/ ˈvɪktərɪ /
noun
- See Victoriaanother name (in English) for Victoria 3
- See Nikeanother name (in English) for Nike
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Other Words From
- victo·ry·less adjective
- non·victo·ry noun plural nonvictories
- super·victo·ry noun plural supervictories
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of victory1
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Idioms and Phrases
see pyrrhic victory .Discover More
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Example Sentences
Not because I want to declare victory and say this is definite evidence of life on Venus.
This time around, with 13 castles, there were 91 points in play, which meant you needed at least 46 points to secure a victory.
The three companies recently announced new policies aimed at mitigating false claims of victory.
We use two different dependent variables to model the probability of party victory in a race.
They closed out the back half of the fourth quarter, propelling the Rockets to victory.
It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
And the bells chimed for victory at 1211 Avenue of the Americas.
On May 9, which Moscow commemorates as World War II “Victory Day,” Klaus paid a highly visible visit to the Russian Embassy.
Kurdish forces declared victory and freed Yazidi holdouts, with help from U.S. air power.
Besides, victory fever had spread like wildfire throughout the Allied armies.
He signalized himself by a great victory which he obtained on the banks of the Neva, over the northern powers.
He has been ashore at Kum Kale and reports violent fighting and, for the time being, victory.
But, instead of following up their victory, the half-resolute rioters camped near Guadalupe for the night.
The trophies of the victory were six men of war and all of their East India ships, and between four and five thousand prisoners.
He marched to meet it with the throbbing pulses of a soldier rushing to victory or a saint to martyrdom.
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