eureka
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interjection \yu̇-ˈrē-kə\Definition of EUREKA
—used to express triumph on a discovery
See Origin of EUREKA
Greek heurēka I have found, from heuriskein to find; from the exclamation attributed to Archimedes on discovering a method for determining the purity of gold — more at heuristic
First Known Use: 1603
2eureka
adjectiveDefinition of EUREKA
: marked by usually sudden triumphant discovery <a eureka moment>
First Known Use of EUREKA
1948
eu·re·ka
foreign term \yu̇-ˈrē-kä\Definition of EUREKA
: I have found it —motto of California
Origin of EUREKA
Greek
Eu·re·ka
geographical name \yu̇-ˈrē-kə\Definition of EUREKA
city & port NW California pop 26,128
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