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hollow victories

hollow victories is the plural of hollow victory.

Meaning of hollow victory

Noun

hollow victory (plural hollow victories)

  1. (proscribed, sometimes) A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost in order to achieve it.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.

Questions about hollow victories

What is hollow victories the plural of?
Hollow victories is the plural of hollow victory.

Words near hollow victories in the dictionary

  1. hollow rail
  2. hollow rails
  3. hollow sprint
  4. hollow sprints
  5. Hollow Tree
  6. hollow victories
  7. hollow victory
  8. hollow-back
  9. hollow-backs
  10. hollow-eyed
  11. hollow-faced bat

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