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tro·phy
(trō′fē)n. pl. tro·phies
1.
a. A prize or memento, such as a cup or plaque, received as a symbol of victory, especially in sports.
b. A specimen or part, such as a lion's head, preserved as a token of a successful hunt.
c. A memento, as of one's personal achievements.
d. The spoils of war, dedicated in classical antiquity with an inscription to a deity and set up as a temporary monument on or near a battlefield, placed in an existing temple, or housed in a permanent, new structure.
2.
a. An ornamental depiction of a group of weapons or pieces of armor.
b. A similar depiction of a group of other items, such as musical instruments or agricultural implements.
adj.
Impressive or ostentatious so as to display one's wealth or status: a trophy home.
[French trophée, from Old French trophee, from Latin trophaeum, monument to victory, variant of tropaeum, from Greek tropaion, from neuter of tropaios, of defeat, from tropē, a turning, rout; see trep- in Indo-European roots.]
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trophy
(ˈtrəʊfɪ)n, pl -phies
1. (General Sporting Terms) an object such as a silver or gold cup that is symbolic of victory in a contest, esp a sporting contest; prize
2. a memento of success, esp one taken in war or hunting
3. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece and Rome)
a. a memorial to a victory, usually consisting of captured arms raised on the battlefield or in a public place
b. a representation of such a memorial
4. (Architecture) an ornamental carving that represents a group of weapons, etc
5. (modifier) informal highly desirable and regarded as a symbol of wealth or success: a trophy wife.
[C16: from French trophée, from Latin tropaeum, from Greek tropaion, from tropē a turning, defeat of the enemy; related to Greek trepein to turn]
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tro•phy
(ˈtroʊ fi)n., pl. -phies.
1. anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., esp. when preserved as a memento.
2. anything won or awarded as a token or evidence of victory, valor, skill, etc.: athletic trophies.
3. a carving, painting, or other representation of objects associated with victory or achievement.
4. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a memorial to a military victory, orig. captured armor and weapons hung at the site of a rout.
[1505–15; earlier trophe < French trophée < Latin trop(h)aeum < Greek trópaion, n. use of neuter of trópaios, tropaîos of turning or putting to flight, derivative of trop(ḗ) a turning. compare trope]
-trophy
a combining form meaning “nutrition,” “growth, development” (dystrophy; hypertrophy); also forming abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -trophic.
[< Greek -trophia nutrition =troph(ḗ) food + -ia -y3]
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| Noun | 1. |  trophy - an award for success in war or hunting |
| 2. |  trophy - something given as a token of victoryapple of discord - (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War bronze medal - a trophy made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition loving cup, cup - a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" gold medal - a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition silver medal, silver - a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition |
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trophy
noun
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Translations
جائِزَه رِياضِيَّهغَنيمَه، نُصُب تِذْكاريكَأْس
trofej
trofæ
palkinto
trofej
trófea
minnisvarîi um sigur, minjagripurverîlaunagripur
トロフィー
트로피
prizastrofėjus
balvatrofeja
trofej
trofeja
trofé
ถ้วยรางวัล
cúp
trophy
[ˈtrəʊfɪ]A. N (gen) → trofeo m
B. CPD trophy wife N joven esposa de un hombre de éxito que éste gusta de exhibir
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trophy
n (Hunt, Mil, Sport) → Trophäe f
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trophy
(ˈtrəufi) – plural ˈtrophies – noun1. a prize for winning in a sport etc. He won a silver trophy for shooting.
2. something which is kept in memory of a victory, success etc.
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trophy
→ كَأْس trofej trofæ Trophäe τρόπαιο trofeo palkinto trophée trofej trofeo トロフィー 트로피 trofee trofé trofeum troféu трофей trofé ถ้วยรางวัล kupa cúp 战利品Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009