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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | Trophies have marked [[victories]] since [[ancient]] times. The word trophy coined in [[English]] in 1550, was derived from the French ''trophée'' in 1513, "a prize of [[war]]", from Old French ''trophee'', from [[Latin]] ''trophaeum'', [[monument]] to victory, variant of ''tropaeum'', which in turn is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinisation_(literature) latinisation] of the [[Greek]] τρόπαιον (tropaion), the neuter of τροπαῖος (tropaios), "of [[defeat]]" or "for defeat", but generally "of a turning" or "of a [[change]]", from τροπή (tropē), "a turn, a change" and that from the verb τρέπω (trepo), "to turn, to alter". | + | Trophies have marked [[victories]] since [[ancient]] times. The word trophy coined in [[English]] in 1550, was derived from the French ''trophée'' in 1513, "a prize of [[war]]", from Old French ''trophee'', from [[Latin]] ''trophaeum'', [[monument]] to victory, variant of ''tropaeum'', which in turn is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinisation_(literature) latinisation] of the [[Greek]] τρόπαιον (tropaion), the neuter of τροπαῖος (tropaios), "of [[defeat]]" or "for defeat", but generally "of a turning" or "of a [[change]]", from τροπή (tropē), "a turn, a change" and that from the verb τρέπω (trepo), "to turn, to alter". |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: something gained or given in [[victory]] or [[conquest]] especially when preserved or mounted as a [[memorial]] | | *1: something gained or given in [[victory]] or [[conquest]] especially when preserved or mounted as a [[memorial]] |
− | *2a : a memorial of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greek] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Roman] victory raised on the field of [[battle]] or on the nearest [[land]] for a naval [[victory]] | + | *2a : a memorial of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greek] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Roman] victory raised on the field of [[battle]] or on the nearest [[land]] for a naval [[victory]] |
| :b : a [[representation]] of such a memorial (as on a medal); also : an [[architectural]] ornament representing a group of [[military]] [[weapons]] | | :b : a [[representation]] of such a memorial (as on a medal); also : an [[architectural]] ornament representing a group of [[military]] [[weapons]] |
| *3: a [[game]] [[animal]] or fish suitable for mounting as a trophy —usually used attributively | | *3: a [[game]] [[animal]] or fish suitable for mounting as a trophy —usually used attributively |
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| A '''trophy''' is a [[reward]] for a specific [[achievement]], and serves as recognition or [[evidence]] of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to [[professional]] level athletics. In many sports medals are often given out either instead of or along with trophies. | | A '''trophy''' is a [[reward]] for a specific [[achievement]], and serves as recognition or [[evidence]] of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to [[professional]] level athletics. In many sports medals are often given out either instead of or along with trophies. |
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− | Originally the word trophy, derived from the [[Greek]] ''tropaion'', referred to arms, standards, other [[property]], or human captives and [[body]] parts (e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headhunting headhunting]) captured in battle. These war trophies commemorated the [[military]] victories of a [[state]], army or individual combatant. In modern warfare trophy taking is discouraged, but this sense of the word is reflected in [[hunting]] trophies .[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy] | + | Originally the word trophy, derived from the [[Greek]] ''tropaion'', referred to arms, standards, other [[property]], or human captives and [[body]] parts (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headhunting headhunting]) captured in battle. These war trophies commemorated the [[military]] victories of a [[state]], army or individual combatant. In modern warfare trophy taking is discouraged, but this sense of the word is reflected in [[hunting]] trophies .[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy] |
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| [[Category: History]] | | [[Category: History]] |