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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vic•to•ry /ˈvɪktəri, ˈvɪktri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war: [uncountable]a day of victory.[countable]a string of victories.
- a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, competitor, opposition, difficulty, etc.: [countable]gained a moral victory.[uncountable]celebrating victory.
vic•to•ri•ous /vɪkˈtɔriəs/USA pronunciation adj. See -vict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vic•to•ry (vik′tə rē, vik′trē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. - a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
- an engagement ending in such triumph:American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
- the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest:The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
- a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.:a moral victory.
- Mythology(cap.) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.
- Latin victōria, equivalent. to victōr-, stem of victor victor + -ia -y3
- Middle English victorie 1275–1325
vic′to•ry•less, adj. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Victory, conquest, triumph refer to a successful outcome of a struggle. Victory suggests the decisive defeat of an opponent in a contest of any kind:victory in battle; a football victory.Conquest implies the taking over of control by the victor, and the obedience of the conquered:a war of conquest; the conquest of Peru.Triumph implies a particularly outstanding victory:the triumph of a righteous cause; the triumph of justice.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. defeat.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: victory /ˈvɪktərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)- 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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French victorie, from Latin victōria, from vincere to subdue Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Victory /ˈvɪktərɪ/ n - another name (in English) for Victoria2
- another name (in English) for Nike
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