Cadmean victory

noun

A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.

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Meanings

nounCadmean victory (plural Cadmean victories)

plural Cadmean victories

  1. A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.

Origin

Probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus killed each other.

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Cadmean victory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmean%20victory

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“Cadmean victory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmean%20victory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cadmean victory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmean%20victory.

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