victrix
noun
victrix
1 American
[vik-triks]
/ ˈvɪk trɪks /
noun
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victrices
plural
Victrix
2
American
[vik-triks]
/ ˈvɪk trɪks /
noun
Gender
See -trix.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of victrix
From Latin, dating back to 1645–55; see origin at victor, -trix
Example Sentences
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Julius Caesar names it Vencedora; and the name by which Augustus knew it, Urbs victrix Osca, was stamped on its coins, and is still preserved on its arms.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
Two heats, run in very indifferent time, decided the affair; and the little pet of the Southerners was once more hailed victrix.
From Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Tyrone Power
But Alice had fled, leaving Patricia the victrix of her bloodless battle-field.
From The Lever A Novel by William Dana Orcutt
Failing reduction, they withdrew on June 24th; leaving her banners inscribed—Vicksburg victrix!
From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by T. C. DeLeon
St. Augustine says that the delectatio victrix has for its object “to impart sweetness to that which gave no pleasure.”
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Arthur Preuss
But one moment does link it intrinsically to Rome, as the parade always begins with an actor voicing the words of Domitian, who was emperor when Deva Victrix was founded.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023
There also can be environmental issues, said Anoop Davé, the CEO of Victrix, a real estate investment management development company specializing in converting mostly vacant office buildings into residential buildings and hotels.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2023
Victrix Gambit Wireless Gaming Headset $90 $129 31% off The Victrix Gambit is a wireless gaming headset that nails the fundamentals, with good sound quality and controls that are intuitive to use.
From The Verge ● Apr. 12, 2022
Here's what Tactical Life has to say about the Victrix Armaments Scorpio, an assault-style rifle its experts recently reviewed.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2019
This Venus Victrix was not so critical as to cavil at the manifest effort in his tones.
From The Silver Butterfly by Howard Chandler Christy
Brooding on his inexplicable absence, her thoughts came more and more to take the form of the question that victrices always ask of high Heaven: "Have I lost him?"
From H. R. by Edwin Lefevre
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