trove

noun

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2
: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

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And Buy Nothing groups often have troves of free pet supplies from nearby folks. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, recently exhibited a trove of antiquities discovered during the lengthy construction of its metro system, which opened in November. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Deputy Marshal Kevin Perreault: Huge relief … His case was delayed by the pandemic, but investigators had amassed a trove of evidence. Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025 The documentary contains a trove of archival material, and present-day interviews with Minnelli, her sister Lorna Luft and longtime friends including Michael Feinstein, Mia Farrow, Ben Vereen and Joel Grey. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for trove 

Word History

Etymology

short for treasure trove

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trove was in 1888

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“Trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trove. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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