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hollow victory

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Noun edit

hollow victory (plural hollow victories)

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

Synonyms edit

Translations edit

Pyrrhic victory — see Pyrrhic victory

References edit

  1. ^
    2002, Bill Bryson, Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words‎[1], →ISBN:
  2. ^
    2003, R. L. Trask, Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English‎[2], →ISBN:
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