Trophy

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• Trophy — Tro phy, n.; pl. {Trophies}. [F. troph[ e]e (cf. It. & Sp. trofeo), L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. ?, strictly, a monument of the enemy s defeat, fr.? a turn, especially, a turning about of the enemy, a putting to flight or routing him, fr. ? to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trophy — [trō′fē] n. pl. trophies [MFr trophée < L trophaeum, altered < tropaeum, sign of victory < Gr tropaion, a token of an enemy s defeat < tropaios, of a rout, turning < tropē, a turning, defeat < trepein: see TROPE] 1. a) in… …   English World dictionary

• trophy — 1510s, a spoil or prize of war, from M.Fr. trophée (15c.) from L. trophaeum a sign of victory, monument, originally tropaeum, from Gk. tropaion monument of an enemy s defeat, from neut. of adj. tropaios of defeat, from trope a rout, originally a… …   Etymology dictionary

• trophy — index prize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• -trophy — element meaning food, nourishment, from Gk. trophe food, nourishment, related to trephein make thrive, nourish, rear; to make solid, congeal, thicken …   Etymology dictionary

• trophy — [n] physical award blue ribbon*, booty, citation, crown, cup, decoration, gold*, gold star*, guerdon, keepsake, laurels, medal, memento, memorial, palm, prize, reminder, ribbon, souvenir, spoils*, token; concept 337 …   New thesaurus

• trophy — ► NOUN (pl. trophies) 1) a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success. 2) a souvenir of an achievement, especially a head of an animal taken when hunting. ORIGIN French trophée, from Greek trop a rout …   English terms dictionary

• -trophy — [trə fē] [Gr trophia < trephein, to nourish: see TROPHIC] combining form forming nouns nutrition, nourishment, growth [hypertrophy] …   English World dictionary

• Trophy — A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit. They are most often awarded with sporting events. These range from youth sports through professional level athletics. Often, the reward of the… …   Wikipedia

• trophy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ coveted, prestigious ▪ major (esp. BrE) ▪ winning (esp. BrE) ▪ sporting (esp. BrE), sports (esp. AmE) …   Collocations dictionary