greatest conquest
- noun
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gran conquista
- Winning the Nobel Prize was regarded as her greatest conquest in the field of science.
Examples
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Winning the Nobel Prize was her greatest conquest.
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For the artist, the completion of her mural was her greatest conquest.
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He considered overcoming his childhood fears to be his greatest conquest.
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Many consider his book to be the greatest conquest of his career.
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His expedition was his greatest conquest, as it opened up new trade routes.
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Winning the championship was the greatest conquest of her athletic career.
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The scientific breakthrough marked the greatest conquest in the fight against disease.
Synonyms
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3.3
A great victory or success that brings joy
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2.0
A very big result that makes many people very pleased
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5.2
An achievement in overcoming a difficult problem or fear
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3.9
An important success that shows great skill and effort
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Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly derived from combining 'greatest' (superlative of important) with 'conquest' (an achieved mastery or victory); a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to the most significant achievement. This adjective+noun composition is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so the sense is predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Greatest conquest comes from old battle stories where a conquest meant taking a castle or land after a hard fight and the greatest was the biggest, most important victory. So calling something someone's greatest conquest today means their 'most important achievement'.