trophy

UK: /ˈtrəʊfi/ US: /ˈtroʊfi/ ,(trō′fē)

Inflections of 'trophy' (n): npl: trophies

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tro•phy /ˈtroʊfi/   n. [countable] , pl. -phies. 

1. anything taken in war, hunting, etc., esp. when set up as a memento:
   a lion's head as a trophy.
2. anything won or awarded as a sign of victory, etc.;
   an award or prize:
   had numerous athletic and scholastic trophies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tro•phy  (trō′fē), n., pl. -phies. 

1. anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., esp. when preserved as a memento;
   spoil, prize, or award.
2. anything serving as a token or evidence of victory, valor, skill, etc.
3. a carving, painting, or other representation of objects associated with or symbolic of victory or achievement.
4. any memento or memorial.
5. Antiquity a memorial erected by certain ancient peoples, esp. the Greeks and Romans, in commemoration of a victory in war and consisting of arms or other spoils taken from the enemy and hung upon a tree, pillar, or the like.

• Greek trópaion, noun, nominal use of neuter of trópaios, Attic variant of tropaîos of turning or putting to flight, equivalent. to trop(é̄) a turning (akin to trépein to turn) + -aios adjective, adjectival suffix. See trope
• Latin trop(h)aeum
• French trophée
• earlier trophe 1505–15

tro′phy•less, adj. 

-trophy, 

1. a combining form used in the formation of nouns with the general senses "nourishment, feeding'' (mycotrophy), "growth'' (hypertrophy);
   also forming abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -trophic. 

• Greek -trophia nutrition, equivalent. to troph(é̄) food + -ia -y³

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trophy / ˈtrəʊfɪ/ noun ( -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 memorial to a victory, usually consisting of captured arms raised on the battlefield or in a public place
4. an ornamental carving that represents a group of weapons, etc

Etymology: 16th Century: 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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-trophy combining_form:in_noun:countable

1. indicating a certain type of nourishment or growth: dystrophy

Etymology: from Greek -trophia, from trophē nourishment

-trophic combining_form:in_adjective