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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

Equivalents

Deutsch Trophäe

CEFR level

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

Trope Tropea Tropeano tropein tropeine tropept

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