tropaion

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noun

An ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to commemorate a victory over foes, and typically shaped like a tree, sometimes with a pair of arm-like branches.

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Meanings

nountropaion (plural tropaia)

plural tropaia

  1. An ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to commemorate a victory over foes, and typically shaped like a tree, sometimes with a pair of arm-like branches.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτρόπαιον
  2. Englishtropaion

Ancient Greek τρόπαιον (trópaion)

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APA

tropaion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropaion

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“tropaion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropaion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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