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tropæum

UK/tɹəʊˈpiːəm/

tropæum noun: a monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).

Noun

tropæum (plural tropæa)

  1. (historical) A monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).

Forms of tropæum

pluraltropæa
alternative formtropheum
alternative formtrophæum
alternative formtropæon

Origin of tropæum

From the Latin tropaeum (“trophy”, “tropæum”). Doublet of trophy.

Questions about tropæum

What does tropæum mean?
Tropæum means a monument erected (originally on the field of battle) by the prevailing army (without Senatical grant — contrast triumph) to commemorate victory in war, featuring spoils taken from the enemy (especially the personal arms of the vanquished general), and dedicated to an appropriate god (such as Mars).
What part of speech is tropæum?
Tropæum is a noun.
How do you pronounce tropæum?
Tropæum is pronounced /tɹəʊˈpiːəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of tropæum?
The plural of tropæum is tropæa.

Words near tropæum in the dictionary

  1. tropyliums
  2. tropæa
  3. Tropæan
  4. tropæolin
  5. Tropæolum
  6. tropæum
  7. TROs
  8. Trosclair
  9. Trosclairs
  10. trosh
  11. troshed

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