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treasure trove

treasure trove noun: a hidden treasure, subsequently discovered.

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.
    • So while Hobson-Jobson is a veritable treasure trove of scholarly knowledge, unless it can be independently verified, that knowledge is best used with caution.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 502

treasure trove meaning in Tamil and Persian

treasure trove in Tamil

வைப்பு, சேமம், அடக்கம், புதையல், சேமநிதி, பொக்கசவைப்பு

treasure trove in Persian

hidden treasure, subsequently discovered
نیان niyân

Synonyms of treasure trove

Forms of treasure trove

pluraltreasure troves
pluraltreasures trove

Origin of treasure trove

From Anglo-Norman tresor trové (“found treasure”), calque of Latin thesaurus inventus, where the past participle trové was interpreted in English as a noun. Perhaps related to trophy.

Questions about treasure trove

What does treasure trove mean?
Treasure trove means a hidden treasure, subsequently discovered.
What is treasure trove in Tamil?
Treasure trove in Tamil is வைப்பு, சேமம், அடக்கம். See Treasure trove meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is treasure trove?
Treasure trove is a noun.
What is the plural of treasure trove?
The plural of treasure trove is treasure troves.

Words near treasure trove in the dictionary

  1. treasure ship
  2. treasure ships
  3. Treasure State
  4. treasure trail
  5. treasure trails
  6. treasure trove
  7. treasure troves
  8. treasure-hunter
  9. treasure-hunters
  10. treasure-trove
  11. treasure-troves

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Adapted from Wiktionary: treasure trove (page history and authors); treasure trove (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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