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triumphal

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Celebrating or commemorating a great victory or triumph; describes celebratory processions, arches, or songs in heroic verse.

Detailed Definition
Triumphal describes something connected with a victory celebration or a victorious procession. In poetry it often adds a grand, ceremonial tone.
Example
Example in poetry:
A “triumphal” procession is celebratory, marking victory, conquest, or public honor; “Through arched and bannered woodlands” creates a triumphal pageant without naming a parade; Shakespeare’s Roman scenes draw on triumphal entries and their political display; “The triumphal drums drowned the mourners” can complicate victory by exposing those excluded from celebration
Additional Notes
The word is formal and somewhat specialized in its victory-procession sense, which may not be instantly familiar to all readers.; Found in the poem, Estrangement by William Watson
Also Known As
victorious celebratory glorious triumphant
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