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eureka

1

[ yoo-ree-kuh, yuh- ]

interjection

  1. (initial capital letter) 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.
  2. (used as an exclamation of triumph at a discovery.)


Eureka

2

[ yoo-ree-kuh, yuh- ]

noun

  1. a city in NW California.

eureka

/ Âáʊˈ°ù¾±Ë°ìÉ™ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of triumph on discovering or solving something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Eureka!

  1. A Greek word meaning “I have found it!†An exclamation that accompanies a discovery: “When she finally located the rare book, the scholar cried, ‘Eureka!’†( See Archimedes .)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eureka1

1560–70; < Greek ³ó±ðú°ùŧ°ì²¹, 1st person singular perfect indicative of ³ó±ð³Ü°ùí²õ°ì±ð¾±²Ô to find, discover
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eureka1

C17: from Greek ³ó±ð³Ü°ùŧ°ì²¹ I have found (it), from heuriskein to find; traditionally the exclamation of Archimedes when he realized, during bathing, that the volume of an irregular solid could be calculated by measuring the water displaced when it was immersed
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A Eureka woman who nearly bled to death while miscarrying twins last year is suing the Catholic hospital chain that she claims refused her life-saving abortion care.

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Anna Nusslock, a chiropractor who sued Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka and its parent companies in Humbolt Superior Court on Tuesday, said she hopes the action will force the company’s California hospitals to follow state law.

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In December, after Mad River closed its labor and delivery department, another woman sued the Eureka hospital, alleging she was denied similar care during three separate miscarriages.

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Braxton: Gaitok’s “eureka†moment when he recognizes the thugs.

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"That was our eureka moment," Det Sgt Gedge said.

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