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hurrah

Pronunciation: /hʊˈrɑː/

(also hooray, hurray /hʊˈreɪ/)
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Definition of hurrah

exclamation

  • used to express joy or approval:Hurrah! She’s here at last!

noun

  • an utterance of the word ‘hurrah’: they gave us a loud hurrah as we went by

verb

[no object]
  • shout ‘hurrah’: we waved our swords and hurrahed

Origin:

late 17th century: alteration of huzza; perhaps originally a sailors' cry when hauling

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