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Trophy
A prize awarded for victory.
The Greek roots
τρόπαιον
trópaion
monument to a rout
Literally: “a memorial of the enemy's turning”
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The story of the word
From tropḗ, 'a turning' — a trophy marked the spot where the enemy turned and fled. Victory, captured in an object.
In a sentence
The team lifted the trophy to deafening cheers.