trove

noun

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: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

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Hunt was a pro tennis pioneer, as well, and the source of that film is a trove of some 600 videotapes of tournaments around the world that reside on shelves inside SubTropolis. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025 But here are some interesting comparisons from the latest Springsteen trove. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 In the badlands of eastern Wyoming, the Lance Formation is a trove of prehistoric fossils. Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 The Mermaid Avenue project brought the two acts together starting in the mid-Nineties to work with a trove of lost lyrics penned by the late icon Woody Guthrie. Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2025.

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