English
Noun
victory (plural victories)
1. The state of having won a competition or battle.
¶ England will not be catapulted among the favourites for Euro 2012 as a result of this win, but no victory against Spain is earned easily and it is right they take great heart from their efforts as they now prepare to play Sweden at Wembley on Tuesday. [2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, BBC Sport]
¶ You can learn a little from victory; you can learn everything from defeat. [Christy Mathewson, 1880-1925]
Antonyms
defeat
loss
Derived terms
hollow victory
Pyrrhic victory
victory at sea
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