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A Writer's Dictionary:

eureka Definition


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eureka
exclamation
    1. Expressing triumph at finding something or solving a problem, etc.
Etymology: 17c: from Greek heureka I have found it, traditionally believed to have been said by Archimedes when he realized he could work out the proportion of base metal in a golden crown by means of what is now known as specific gravity.



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