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triumphal

/tɹaɪˈʌmfəl/

adjective

What it means

  1. Of, relating to, or being a triumph.
  2. That celebrates or commemorates a triumph or victory.

    Synonyms: triumphant

In a sentence

so near Heaven's door Triumphal with triumphal act have met

1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC

Where it comes from

  1. Old Frenchtrionfal
  2. Latintriumphālis
  3. Middle Englishtriumphal
  4. Englishtriumphal

From Middle English triumphal, triumphall, tryumphal, from Latin triumphālis and Old French trionfal, triumphal.

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