trove

noun

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: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

Examples of trove in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The film got off the ground when the late lensman’s family contacted Peck about a huge trove of negatives recently found in a Swiss bank deposit box, revealing portraits of Black Americans in New York and the South with disturbing parallels to Cole’s homeland. Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 19 May 2024 It’s believed to the first lawsuit against an AI firm over the use of likenesses to train an AI system and marks a growing rift between creators and companies alleged to indiscriminately hoover troves of data to power their technology. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for trove 

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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 23 May. 2024.

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