Definition of 'eureka'
eureka in British English
exclamation
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Word origin
C17: from Greek heurēka I have found (it), from heuriskein to find; traditionally the exclamation of Archimedes when he realized, during bathing,
that the volume of an irregular solid could be calculated by measuring the water displaced
when it was immersed
eureka in American English
interjection
1.
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Word origin
Gr heurēka, I have found, perf. of heuriskein, to find, discover < IE base *wer-, to find, take > Arm gerem, (I) capture, OIr fūar, I have found
eureka in American English
(juˈrikə, jə-)
interjection
1. (cap)
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