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Victory : (noun)
1: a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general
always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the
agreement was a triumph for common sense" [syn: triumph]
[ant: defeat]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Victory : \Vic"to*ry\, n.; pl. Victories. [OE. victorie, OF.
victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.]
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any
contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or
competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat.
Death is swallowed up in victory. --1 Cor. xv.
54.
God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.
Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to
the counsels, of a nation. --Bolingbroke.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Victory, NY (village, FIPS 77431)
Location: 43.09355 N, 73.59237 W
Population (1990): 581 (213 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Victory, WI
Zip code(s): 54624
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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