trove

noun

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: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

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This creates a vast trove of 3D data for the company to work with. Barry Collins, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Recent incidents include threats of shootings, bombings Arkansas may be sitting on a vast trove of 'white gold': Lithium Arkansas may be home to a vast resource that could reshape the world's energy needs: the valuable battery component lithium. John Riley, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024 In the following years, Nelson helped dig through Prince’s famous vault to discover and preserve the trove of archival material the musician had stashed away but hoped would someday be released. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 Researchers at the meeting are predicting AI tools will have a growing impact on conservation, from accelerating efforts to comb through vast troves of field data to supporting transparent, fast ways to finance efforts to protect endangered species. Byandrew J. Wight, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024 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 2 Dec. 2024.

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