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triumphant

[ trahy-uhm-fuh nt ]

/ traɪˈʌm fənt /

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adjective

having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.

exulting over victory; rejoicing over success; exultant.

Archaic. triumphal(def 1).

Obsolete. splendid; magnificent.

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Origin of triumphant

1485–95; < Latin triumphant-, stem of triumphāns, present participle of triumphāre to triumph. See triumph, -ant

Related formstri·um·phant·ly, adverbun·tri·um·phant, adjectiveun·tri·um·phant·ly, adverb

Can be confusedtriumphal triumphant

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Examples from the Web for triumphant

I spoke to Ruehli on Sunday by phone and was amazed by her triumphant tone.
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Now San Bernardino County authorities have announced a triumphant conclusion to their lengthy investigation into the case.
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Even in their ultimate sorrow, Audra—and Billie—were triumphant.
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Of course, she immediately embraces Venkman—himself now redeemed—and the film concludes on a triumphant note.
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Comrades, some of the associations of this day are not only triumphant, but joyful.
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In sudden climax the motion of the waves fills all the brass in triumphant paean, in the gleam of high noon.
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She looked round with the triumphant smile of a successful unraveller of mystery.
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The triumphant tone of this imaginary catechism leads me to suspect that its author has hardly appreciated its full import.
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Pippin neither saw nor heard them; his voice poured out in waves of song, longing, rejoicing, triumphant.
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It took some time, but it was accomplished at last, and the triumphant diver returned to the upper air.
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British Dictionary definitions for triumphant

triumphant

/ (traɪˈʌmfənt) /

adjective

experiencing or displaying triumph

exultant through triumph

obsolete

magnificent
triumphal

Derived Formstriumphantly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for triumphant

triumphant

adj.

late 15c., from Latin triumphantem, present participle of triumphare (see triumph).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper