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Meaning of tropæum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/tɹəʊˈpiːəm/

Definitions

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).

historical

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B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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