triumph

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈtɹaɪ.əmf/ UK /ˈtɹaɪ.ʌmf/ See IPA manual

Freq #6498

Meanings

1

noun
A great success or victory after effort or difficulty.

Winning the championship was a real triumph for the team.
2

verb
To win or succeed, especially after a struggle.

Against all the odds, they finally triumphed.
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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a great success or victory... victory conquest

Word family

Forms triumphedtriumphingtriumphs

Related forms triumphal triumphant

Simplified etymology

Triumph entered English in the late Middle Ages from Latin triumphus, probably derived from Greek thriambos, a hymn to the god Bacchus. In ancient Rome, a triumph was the ceremonial entry into the city of a victorious general. The word was later used for a superior playing card, and trump developed as an alteration of it.

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.

triomphe Old French triumphus Latin θρίαμβος Ancient Greek

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# triumph

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɹaɪ.əmf/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɹaɪ.ʌmf/
**Frequency rank:** 6498

## 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
- General Vocabulary

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