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treasure-trove

treasure-trove is the alternative form of treasure trove.

Meaning of treasure trove

Noun

treasure trove (countable and uncountable, plural treasure troves or treasures trove)

  1. A hidden treasure, subsequently discovered.
    • ' All these larger transactions have taken place in Harlem or Florida. Always the next man in the link was an unknown negro, in all cases a white-collar man, prosperous, educated, who said he guessed they were treasure-trove, Blackbeard's treasure.'1954, Ian Fleming, “Interview with M”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 16
    Synonyms:
    hoard
  2. A valuable discovery.
  3. (uncountable, usually) Precious metal objects that were buried or concealed by an unknown owner.
  4. (figuratively) A place where many things of value can be found.
    • His house is a treasure trove of weird socks.

Forms of treasure-trove

pluraltreasure-troves

Questions about treasure-trove

What is treasure-trove the alternative form of?
Treasure-trove is the alternative form of treasure trove.

Words near treasure-trove in the dictionary

  1. treasure trails
  2. treasure trove
  3. treasure troves
  4. treasure-hunter
  5. treasure-hunters
  6. treasure-trove
  7. treasure-troves
  8. treasured
  9. treasureless
  10. treasurelike
  11. treasurer

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