trophy

  • 81-trophy — aff. a combining form meaning “nutrition,”“growth, development” (dystrophy; hypertrophy); also forming abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in trophic • Etymology: < Gk trophia nutrition =troph(ḗ) food + ia y III …

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  • 82trophy — tro•phy [[t]ˈtroʊ fi[/t]] n. pl. phies 1) anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., esp. when preserved as a memento 2) anything won or awarded as a token or evidence of victory, valor, skill, etc.: athletic trophies[/ex] 3) a carving,… …

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  • 83TROPHY — • Treatment Effects of Lisinopril vs Hydrochlorothiazide in Obese Patients with Hypertension [trial]; • Treatment of Obese Patients with Hypertension [trial]; • Trial of Preventing Hypertension …

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  • 84-trophy — a word element denoting nourishment, as in hypertrophy. {Greek trophia nutrition} …

  • 85trophy —   Hō ailona lanakila …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 86trophy — Something taken as a symbol of victory, for example, the football used in a football game. In an older time, the head of a defeated opponent …

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  • 87trophy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize or memento of victory or success in a contest etc. 2 a memento or souvenir, e.g. a deer s antlers, taken in hunting. 3 Gk & Rom. Antiq. the weapons etc. of a defeated army set up… …

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  • 88-trophy — trəfē, fi noun combining form ( es) Etymology: New Latin trophia, from Greek, from troph + ia y : nutrition : nourishment : nurture : growth eu …

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  • 89trophy room — a room in which a person or group keeps and displays trophies, as for bowling or golf. * * * …

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  • 90trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle aged man. [1985 90, Amer.] * * * …

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