triumphal

adjective

tri·​um·​phal (ˈ)trī¦əm(p)fəl also ˈtrīəm- 

1

: of, relating to, or used in a triumph : in honor of a triumph

a triumphal crown

a triumphal feast

tricolored banners and triumphal emblems

—W. M. Thackeray

paraded our prizes in a triumphal procession through the streets

—R. H. Davis

2

: triumphant sense 4

triumphal success

—Virgil Thomson

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin triumphalis, from triumphus triumph + -alis -al

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triumphal

adjective

tri·​um·​phal

trī-ˈəm(p)-fəl

: of, relating to, or honoring a triumph

a triumphal procession