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Definition of victorious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

victorious

adjective
 
/vɪkˈtɔːriəs/
 
/vɪkˈtɔːriəs/
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  1. having won a victory; that ends in victory synonym successful, triumphant
    • the victorious army/team
    • victorious in something He emerged victorious in the elections.
    Extra Examples
    • Against all the odds, Frederick was ultimately victorious.
    • Osborne emerged victorious after the second round of voting.
    • The Reds were victorious over the Whites.
    • The socialists were victorious in the election.
    • Canada was victorious over Australia at the start of the World Championships.
    • He had taken part in the victorious campaigns of the Franco-Prussian war.
    • He made a victorious return to the sport on Sunday.
    • The victorious army entered the city.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • come out
    • emerge
    adverb
    • eventually
    • ultimately
    preposition
    • in
    • over
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French victorious, from Latin victoriosus, from victoria, from vincere ‘conquer’.
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