noun

triumph

triumph, victory, great success

Winning the championship was a great triumph.

Winning the championship was a great triumph.

It was a personal triumph over her fears.

It was a personal triumph over her fears.

a triumph ((over sth.)) It was a personal triumph over her fears.

a triumph ((of sth.)) The new bridge is a triumph of engineering.

Synonyms: victory, success, achievement; Antonyms: defeat, failure

From Latin 'triumphus', a triumphal procession for a victorious Roman general.

Imagine the sound of a trumpet announcing a great victory. It sounds similar to 'triumph'.

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