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trove

UK/tɹəʊv/ US/tɹoʊv/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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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