trove
pronunciation
How to pronounce trove in British English:
UK [trəʊv]
How to pronounce trove in American English:
US [troʊv]
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- Noun:
- treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
Word Origin
- trove (n.)
- 1888, from treasure trove (c. 1550), from Anglo-French tresor trové (late 12c.), translating Latin thesaurus inventus, literally "treasure found." Originally any precious metal object one finds hidden whose owner is unknown. As this usually meant ancient hoards, the term came to mean "treasure hoard" in popular use. Rendered treasure found from mid-15c. French trove is past participle of trover "to find," from Old French trover, torver, of unknown origin, perhaps from Latin turbare "to move" (hence "to seek for") or Medieval Latin *tropare "to compose, sing."
Example
- 1. And the region remains a trove of biodiversity .
- 2. For a stockpicker such as me , china is a treasure trove of investment opportunity .
- 3. Not all of the wikileaks trove is so useful , however .
- 4. Motorola 's patent trove could become an important factor in that battle .
- 5. Last week , google began blocking facebook from importing user contact data from its gmail email service -- until facebook reciprocates with its own trove of personal data .