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eureka: Meaning and Definition of
eu•re•ka
Pronunciation: (yoo-rē'ku, yu-), [key]
— interj.
- (cap.) I have found (it): the reputed exclamation of Archimedes when, after long study, he discovered a method of detecting the amount of alloy mixed with the gold in the crown of the king of Syracuse.
- (used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.)
Eu•re•ka
Pronunciation: (yoo-rē'ku, yu-), [key]
— n.
- a city in NW California. 24,153.
See also:
- eureka (Thesaurus)
