triumphal
adjective/traɪˈʌmfl/
/traɪˈʌmfl/
[usually before noun]- done or made in order to celebrate a great success or victory
- a triumphal parade
- a Roman triumphal arch
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTriumphal is used with these nouns:- arch
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- march
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French triumphal or Latin triumphalis, from triump(h)us, probably from Greek thriambos ‘hymn to Bacchus’ (the Greek god).Want to learn more?
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