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   trophy

   /ˈtrəʊfi/

   noun

   • 1. a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success. Similar cupmedalprizeawardlaurelsbayspalm
   • ▪ a souvenir of an achievement, especially a part of an animal taken when hunting. Similar souvenirmementokeepsakereminderrecordrelicspoilsbooty
   • 2. (in ancient Greece or Rome) the weapons of a defeated army set up as a memorial of victory.

   Word Origin late 15th century (in trophy (sense 2)): from French trophée, via Latin from Greek tropaion, from tropē ‘a rout’, from trepein ‘to turn’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trophied adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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