triumph

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A great success or victory after effort or difficulty.

   Winning the championship was a real triumph for the team.

2. 2
   verb

   To win or succeed, especially after a struggle.

   Against all the odds, they finally triumphed.

3. 3
   noun

   A feeling of great joy at having succeeded.

   There was a look of triumph on her face as she crossed the finish line.

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.

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