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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

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.

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]]

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