[V]ictory - 勝利

Vic·to·ry

[vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree] Show IPA

noun, plural vic·to·ries.

1.

a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.

2.

an engagement ending in such triumph: American victories in the Pacific were won at great cost.

3.

the ultimate and decisive superiority in any battle or contest: The new vaccine effected a victory over poliomyelitis.

4.

a success or superior position achieved against any opponent, opposition, difficulty, etc.: a moral victory.

5.

( initial capital letter ) the ancient Roman goddess Victoria, often represented in statues or on coins as the personification of victory.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English victorie  < Latin victōria,  equivalent to victōr-,  stem of victor victor  + -ia -y³

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