/ ˈtraɪʌmf; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ C , U ] triumph (over sb/sth) a great success, achievement or victory :
one of the greatest triumphs of modern science
It was a personal triumph over her old rival.
2.
[ U ] the feeling of great satisfaction or joy that you get from a great success or victory :
a shout of triumph
The winning team returned home in triumph .
3.
[ sing. ] a ~ (of sth) an excellent example of how successful sth can be :
Her arrest was a triumph of international cooperation.
■ verb
[ v ] triumph (over sb/sth) to defeat sb/sth; to be successful :
As is usual in this kind of movie, good triumphs over evil in the end.
France triumphed 3–0 in the final.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French triumphe (noun), from Latin triump(h)us , probably from Greek thriambos hymn to Bacchus (the Greek god). Current senses of the verb date from the early 16th cent.