VICTORY
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:57 pm
• victory •
Pronunciation: vik-tê-ri
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. Triumph, conquest, the achievement of success over obstacles. 2. A win in a contest, the defeat of an enemy or opponent, as victory on the basketball court or battlefield.
Notes: Today's Good Word is a noun from the agent noun, victor, the individual or collective that wins. The adjective is victorious and the plural, victories. Don't forget Y is replaced by I.
In Play: The Allies' victory over Japan and the Axis Powers, which occurred exactly 60 years ago today, brought World War II to its final conclusion. Although it was a crushing defeat for the Japanese and ushered in the nuclear age of military and diplomatic strategy, the end of the killing was greeted with sighs of relief around the whole world. World War II cost the Earth an astonishing 58 million lives, military and civilian, including 10% of the total population of the Soviet Union and over half the population of Jews. We thought we would take a moment in our series to remember how costly human stupidity can be and reaffirm our resolve to never let it happen again.
Word History: We borrowed this word from Old French victorie (currently victoire). It came from Latin victoria "victory", the quality noun from victor. Latin victor is an agentive noun from victus, the past participle of vincere "to conquer". As you can see, the root had a 'fickle N' that comes and goes. It is present in vanquish and invincible, which come ultimately from the present tense stem of vincere.
Pronunciation: vik-tê-ri
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. Triumph, conquest, the achievement of success over obstacles. 2. A win in a contest, the defeat of an enemy or opponent, as victory on the basketball court or battlefield.
Notes: Today's Good Word is a noun from the agent noun, victor, the individual or collective that wins. The adjective is victorious and the plural, victories. Don't forget Y is replaced by I.
In Play: The Allies' victory over Japan and the Axis Powers, which occurred exactly 60 years ago today, brought World War II to its final conclusion. Although it was a crushing defeat for the Japanese and ushered in the nuclear age of military and diplomatic strategy, the end of the killing was greeted with sighs of relief around the whole world. World War II cost the Earth an astonishing 58 million lives, military and civilian, including 10% of the total population of the Soviet Union and over half the population of Jews. We thought we would take a moment in our series to remember how costly human stupidity can be and reaffirm our resolve to never let it happen again.
Word History: We borrowed this word from Old French victorie (currently victoire). It came from Latin victoria "victory", the quality noun from victor. Latin victor is an agentive noun from victus, the past participle of vincere "to conquer". As you can see, the root had a 'fickle N' that comes and goes. It is present in vanquish and invincible, which come ultimately from the present tense stem of vincere.