Trove

//tɹəʊv// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
  2. 2
    treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth) wordnet
  3. 3
    A collection of things.

Synonyms

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treasure troveaccumulationagglomerationaggregationamassmentbonus

Example

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"My German dictionary is a treasure trove of strange and enchanting words."

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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