Meaning of VICTORY
| Pronunciation: | | 'vikturee
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[n] a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense" |
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VICTORY is a 7 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | triumph |
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| | Antonyms: | | defeat, licking | | |
| | See Also: | | checkmate, conclusion, ending, fall, finish, independence, landslide, laugher, pin, Pyrrhic victory, romp, runaway, service break, shoo-in, slam, sweep, walkaway, win | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vic"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Victories}. [OE. victorie, OF.
victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See {Victor}.]
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any
contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or
competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of {defeat}.
Death is swallowed up in victory. --1 Cor. xv.
54.
God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.
Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
the counsels, of a nation. --Bolingbroke.
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