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trophy
1[ troh-fee ]
noun
- anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- anything serving as a token or evidence of victory, valor, skill, etc.:
a sports trophy.
- a symbol of success that is used to impress others:
He bought the lavish home as a trophy.
- a carving, painting, or other representation of objects associated with or symbolic of victory or achievement.
- any memento or memorial.
- a memorial erected by certain ancient peoples, especially 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.
adjective
- noting or relating to a symbol of success that is used to impress others:
They just want a near-perfect trophy child to brag about.
-trophy
2- 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.
-trophy
1combining form
- indicating a certain type of nourishment or growth
dystrophy
trophy
2/ ˈ³Ù°ùəʊ´Úɪ /
noun
- an object such as a silver or gold cup that is symbolic of victory in a contest, esp a sporting contest; prize
- a memento of success, esp one taken in war or hunting
- in ancient Greece and Rome
- a memorial to a victory, usually consisting of captured arms raised on the battlefield or in a public place
- a representation of such a memorial
- an ornamental carving that represents a group of weapons, etc
- informal.modifier highly desirable and regarded as a symbol of wealth or success
a trophy wife
Derived Forms
- -trophic, combining_form:in_adjective
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³Ù°ù´Çp³ó²â·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of trophy1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of trophy1
Origin of trophy2
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51³Ô¹Ïs That Use -trophy
What does -trophy mean?
The combining form -trophy is used like a suffix variously meaning “nourishment, feeding, growth.†It is also used to form nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -trophic. The combining -trophy is often used in medical and scientific terms.
The form -trophy comes from the Greek ³Ù°ù´Ç±è³óḗ, meaning “nourishment,†“food.â€
You may be familiar with terms like atrophy (equivalent to the Greek á³Ù°ù´Ç±è³ó´Ç²õ) from the Greek and dystrophy (from the New Latin dystrophia). Find out how these relate to -trophy and “nourishment†at our entries for these words.
Corresponding forms of –trophy combined to the beginning of words are tropho- and troph-. Another form closely related to -trophy is -troph.
Examples of -trophy
One example of a word that uses the form -trophy is hypotrophy. Hypotrophy is “progressive degeneration of an organ or tissue caused by loss of cells.â€
The first part of the word is hypo-, which you might recognize from words like hypodermic. It means “under.†And as we’ve seen, -trophy means “nourishment.†Hypotrophy, then, has a literal sense of “being under-nourished.â€
What are some words that use the combining form –trophy?
What are some other forms that -trophy may be commonly confused with?
The word trophy, as you might get for winning a competition, doesn’t share the same root as -trophy despite having the same letters. The prized trophy is actually related to the combining forms tropo- and trop- as well the word trope. Learn more at our entries for the words.
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