I. tri ‧ umph 1 /ˈtraɪəmf/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: triumphe , from Latin triumphus ]
1 . [countable] an important victory or success after a difficult struggle:
Winning the championship is a great personal triumph.
triumph for
a tremendous diplomatic triumph for France
triumph over
the triumph over hardship
2 . [uncountable] a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get from victory or success:
a shout of triumph
in triumph
He rode in triumph to the Tsar.
3 . [singular] a very successful example of something
triumph of
The gallery is a triumph of design.
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THESAURUS
▪ victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or ↑ dispute :
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
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The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
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We’re very confident of victory.
▪ win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition:
It was an important win for the Yankees.
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A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
▪ triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics:
Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.
▪ conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
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Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
▪ landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or ↑ candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
▪ walkover especially British English , cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
▪ upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:
Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.
II. triumph 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive] formal
to gain a victory or success after a difficult struggle
triumph over
In the end, good shall triumph over evil.
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THESAURUS
▪ win to be the best or most successful in a competition, game, election etc:
Italy won the World Cup in 2006.
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He has a realistic chance of winning the Championship.
▪ come first/be first to win a race or competition:
Our team came first.
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Jo was first in the race and I was second.
▪ finish in first place ( also come in first ) to win a race, competition, or election:
The Democratic candidate finished in first place.
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I couldn’t believe it when the horse I chose came in first.
▪ triumph written to win a great victory, especially after a long and difficult battle, game etc:
Britain triumphed over its enemies.
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In the end, the Yankees triumphed.
▪ come out on top informal to win a game, competition, argument etc:
United came out on top after a thrilling game.
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They did a survey and the Swedish car-maker came out on top.
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If you try to argue with him, he always comes out on top.
▪ be leading/be in the lead to be winning a game, race election etc at the moment:
The High School team are leading with sixty points.
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With only two minutes left to play, we were still in the lead.
▪ be ahead to be doing better than someone else in a game, competition, or election:
He’s still fifty seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
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A week before the election, they were still ahead in the polls.