English Explanatory Dictionary

trove

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
  2. A collection of things.

Pronunciation

/tɹəʊv/ /tɹoʊv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-trove.wav

Word forms

trove troves

Etymology

Originally in the phrase treasure trove, from Anglo-Norman tresor trouvé (“found treasure”), where the past participle trouvé (“found”) was interpreted in English as a noun. Doublet of trope.

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