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Noun
hollow victory (plural hollow victories)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hollow, victory. A victory that is hollow, i.e. meaningless.
- (sometimes proscribed) A Pyrrhic victory; an empty victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it.
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- ^ Bill Bryson (2002) Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, →ISBN
- ^ R. L. Trask (2003) Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English, →ISBN