||Eu*re"ka (?). [Gr. &?; I have found, perfect indicative of &?; to find.] The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the
gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
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