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Trophy

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Noun

1. trophy

an award for success in war or hunting

2. prize, trophy

something given as a token of victory

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Trophy

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noun plural -phies
1. 
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. (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. 
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

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Trophy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈtrophies
1. 
a. 
in ancient Greece and Rome, a memorial of victory erected on the battlefield or in some public place, orig. a display of captured arms or other spoils
b. 
a representation of this on a medal
2. 
an architectural ornament representing a group of weapons
3. 
something taken from the enemy and kept as a memorial of victory, as captured arms
4. 
a lion's skin, deer's head, etc. displayed as evidence of hunting prowess
5. 
a. 
a prize, usually a silver cup, awarded in a sports contest or other competition
b. 
anything serving as a reminder, as of a triumph
adjective
6. 
regarded as symbolizing one's success, wealth, etc.
a trophy estate
see also trophy wife

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Trophy

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suff.
Nutrition; growth: hypertrophy.
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.

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