## Meanings
1. A great success or victory after effort or difficulty.
2. To win or succeed, especially after a struggle.
3. A feeling of great joy at having succeeded.

## Examples
- Winning the championship was a real triumph for the team.
- Against all the odds, they finally triumphed.
- There was a look of triumph on her face as she crossed the finish line.

## Related Forms
- triumphal
- triumphant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: triomphe
- Root: triumphus
- Root: θρίαμβος

## Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”). Doublet of thriambus and trump.

## AI Etymology
Triumph is from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Old French triumphe, from Latin triumphus (“triumphal procession”), ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos, “thriambus”). Doublet of thriambus and trump. The historical line also includes Old French triomphe, Latin triumphus, Ancient Greek θρίαμβος. In present-day use, it can mean a great success or victory after effort or difficulty, or to win or succeed, especially after a struggle.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Sports & Fitness

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