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trophy

Syllabification: (tro·phy)
Pronunciation: /ˈtrōfē/
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Definition of trophy

noun (plural trophies)

  • 1a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success.
  • a souvenir of an achievement, especially a part of an animal taken when hunting.
  • 2(in ancient Greece or Rome) the weapons and other spoils of a defeated army set up as a memorial of victory.
  • a representation of a memorial of victory; an ornamental group of symbolic objects arranged for display.

Origin:

late 15th century (trophy (sense 2), denoting a display of weapons): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē 'a rout', from trepein 'to turn'

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