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   tri·um·phant

   /trīˈəmf(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. having won a battle or contest; victorious: "a comic fairy tale about innocence triumphant" Similar victorioussuccessfulwinningprize-winningconqueringundefeatedunbeatenunvanquishedOpposite unsuccessfuldefeatedlosing
   • ▪ feeling or expressing jubilation after having won a victory or mastered a difficulty: "he couldn't suppress a triumphant smile" Similar jubilantexultantelatedrejoicingjoyfuljoyousdelightedgleefulproudcock-a-hoopgloatingboastfulswaggeringOpposite despondentdisappointed

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘victorious’): from Old French, or from Latin triumphant- ‘celebrating a triumph’, from the verb triumphare (see triumph).

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