Triumphal

//tɹaɪˈʌmfəl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A token of victory. obsolete

    "so near Heaven's door Triumphal with triumphal act have met"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or being a triumph.
  2. 2
    That celebrates or commemorates a triumph or victory.
Adjective
  1. 1
    joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or celebrating a triumph wordnet

Synonyms

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ascendantdefeatingdominantexultantexultantexulting

Example

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"At first, as in most of the other countries mentioned, hoods were worn, but when Charles VII. made his triumphal entry into Rouen, in 1449, he wore a hat lined with red velvet and surmounted with a rich plume of feathers."

Etymology

From Middle English triumphal, triumphall, tryumphal, from Latin triumphālis and Old French trionfal, triumphal.

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