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eureka

eu·re·ka [ yoo rkə ]


interjection,

noun  (plural eu·re·kas)
Definition:
 
expressing triumph: used to express delight on finding, discovering, or solving something, or on finally succeeding in doing something
I rolled back the rug and eureka - there it was!

[Early 17th century. < Greek heurēka "I have found (it)" < heuriskein "to find," supposedly exclaimed by Archimedes when he discovered the principle of water displacement]
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