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Cadmean victory

Cadmean victory noun: a victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.

Noun

Cadmean victory (plural Cadmean victories)

  1. A victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.

Forms of Cadmean victory

pluralCadmean victories

Origin of Cadmean victory

Probably referring to the battle in which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus killed each other.

Questions about Cadmean victory

What does Cadmean victory mean?
Cadmean victory means a victory that damages the victors as much as the vanquished.
What part of speech is Cadmean victory?
Cadmean victory is a noun.
What is the plural of Cadmean victory?
The plural of Cadmean victory is Cadmean victories.

Words near Cadmean victory in the dictionary

  1. cadmate
  2. cadmates
  3. Cadmea
  4. Cadmean
  5. Cadmean victories
  6. Cadmean victory
  7. Cadmeans
  8. Cadmeia
  9. cadmia
  10. cadmian
  11. cadmic

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