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(trophies) 1. A trophy is a prize, for example a silver cup, that is given to the winner of a competition or race. N-COUNT 2. Trophy is used in the names of some competitions and races in which the winner receives a trophy. He finished third in the Tote Gold Trophy. N-IN-NAMES 3. A trophy is something that you keep in order to show that you have done something very difficult. His office was lined with animal heads, trophies of his hunting hobby. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun combining form Etymology: New Latin -trophia, from Greek, from -trophos nourishing, from trephein nutrition ; nurture ; growth dystrophy TROPHY noun (plural trophies) Etymology: Middle French trophee, from Medieval Latin tropheum, from Latin tropaeum, trophaeum, from Greek tropaion, from neuter of tropaios of a turning, of a rout, from trope turn, rout, from trepein to turn Date: 15th century 1. something gained or given in victory or conquest especially when preserved or mounted as a memorial 2. a. a memorial of an ancient Greek or Roman victory raised on the field of battle or on the nearest land for a naval victory b. a representation of such a memorial (as on a medal); also an architectural ornament representing a group of military weapons 3. a game animal or fish suitable for mounting as a ~ — usually used attributively 4. one that is prized for qualities that enhance prestige or social status — usually used attributively a ~ wife a ~ house • ~ transitive verb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize or memento of victory or success in a contest etc. 2 a memento or souvenir, e.g. a deer's antlers, taken in hunting. 3 Gk & Rom. Antiq. the weapons etc. of a defeated army set up as a memorial of victory. 4 an ornamental group of symbolic or typical objects arranged for display. Derivatives trophied adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: F troph{eacute}e f. L trophaeum f. Gk tropaion f. trope rout f. trepo turn ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. трофей; добыча trophies of the chase —- охотничьи трофеи taken as a trophy in war —- взятый в качестве военного трофея 2. приз, награда the sportsman's medals and trophies —- медали и призы, полученные спортсменом 3. архит. трофей, живописный, скульптурный или лепной орнамент в виде воинских доспехов 4. свидетельство; напоминание trophies of her social success —- свидетельства ее светских успехов 5. украшать (что-л.) трофеями ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1513, "a spoil or prize of war," from M.Fr. trophйe, from L. trophжum "a sign of victory, monument," from Gk. tropaion "monument of an enemy's defeat," from neut. of adj. tropaios "of defeat," from trope "a rout," originally "a turning" (of the enemy); see trope. Figurative extension to any token or memorial of victory is first recorded 1569. Trophy wife first recorded 1984. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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