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   eureka

   /jʊˈriːkə/

   exclamation

   • 1. a cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something: "The answer hit me. ‘Eureka!’ I cried"

   noun

   • 1. an alloy of copper and nickel used for electrical filaments and resistance wire. trademark

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Greek heurēka ‘I have found it’ (from heuriskein ‘find’), said to have been uttered by Archimedes when he hit upon a method of determining the purity of gold. The noun dates from the early 20th century.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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