eureka
- interjection
- /juˈriːkə/
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¡eureka!
- I actually went on a trip to Africa and had a Eureka moment when I visited a a slave castle in Ghana.
Once you stray gold so you don't just say Eureka and run off.
- Once you stray gold so you don't just say Eureka and run off.
- So suppose one of your lab members said, Eureka, do you patent it or do you publish it?
Examples
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And it was sort of that Eureka moment, that discovery of, well, the root cause of so much of this sickness is something so basic.
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Think of the Eureka moments that people often have.
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My kind of Eureka moment came a few years later when I was studying the art of the courts of Northern Europe.
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It's that Eureka moment that gets the gears and motion.
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You can see Pettencoffer visiting Malta, which he did, and having his Eureka moment.
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When she figured out the solution to the puzzle, she shouted, 'Eureka!'
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After hours of research, he finally had a eureka moment that would change everything.
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The scientist exclaimed 'Eureka' when he discovered a new formula.
Synonyms
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8.8
A short sound people make when they feel relief, pleasure, or sudden understanding
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3.7
A short sound people make when they suddenly understand something
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8.4
A sound people make when they suddenly understand or feel pleased
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8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
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7.4
A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy
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8.4
A short sound people make when they suddenly understand something
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9.7
A short sound made when you finally understand something
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9.5
A short sound you make when you suddenly understand something
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8.6
A short shout showing excitement or joy
A loud shout of joy people make when they feel excited
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Etymology
Eureka comes from the old Greek exclamation heureka, which means 'I have found it', from the verb heuriskō 'to find'. One popular story says Archimedes shouted it in the bath when he suddenly solved a problem, and that's why we now shout eureka to show sudden joy at a discovery.