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Pronunciation : Vic"to*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]
Definition : Defn: 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 Ant: 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.
pl. Victories.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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