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victory


noun, plural vic·to·ries.

  1. a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
  2. an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.
  3. the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.
  4. a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory.
  5. (initial capital letter) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.

noun plural -ries

  1. final and complete superiority in a war
  2. a successful military engagement
  3. a success attained in a contest or struggle or over an opponent, obstacle, or problem
  4. the act of triumphing or state of having triumphed

noun

  1. another name (in English) for Victoria 3
  2. another name (in English) for Nike
n.

early 14c., from Old French victorie, from Latin victoria, from past participle stem of vincere (see victor). V.E. (“victory in Europe”) and V.J. (“victory in Japan”) days in World War II were first used Sept. 2, 1944, by James F. Byrne, U.S. director of War Mobilization [“Washington Post,” Sept. 10, 1944].

see pyrrhic victory.

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