Trove
(noun)
- A valuable find or discovery, especially of a collection of items.
- A store or collection of valuable or interesting things.
- An unexpected or valuable discovery.
Origin:
From middle english trouve, from old french trouve, trouvee, from trouver ("to find"), from latin tropus ("a turn, a change") from greek trĂ³pos ("a turn, a change").
Examples:
- The archaeologist uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts.
- The collector's trove of rare books was worth millions of dollars.
- The computer programmer found a trove of useful data in the old database.
- The journalist uncovered a trove of documents that showed corruption within the company.
- The treasure hunter's trove of gold and jewels was worth a fortune.