"hollow victory" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hollow victories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hollow victory (plural hollow victories)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.
    Sense id: en-hollow_victory-en-noun-HGkqatCN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (sometimes proscribed) A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it. Tags: proscribed, sometimes
    Sense id: en-hollow_victory-en-noun-MomohVXK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Pyrrhic victory Translations (hollow victory): wertloser Sieg [masculine] (German)
Disambiguation of 'hollow victory': 55 45

Inflected forms

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