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- [troh-ver]
- /ˈtroʊ vər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [troh-ver]
- /ˈtroʊ vər/
Definitions of trover word
- noun trover an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use. 1
- noun trover (formerly) the act of wrongfully assuming proprietary rights over personal goods or property belonging to another 0
- noun trover an action against a person who found another's goods and refused to return them 0
- noun trover an action to recover damages for goods withheld or used by another illegally 0
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Origin of trover
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Middle French, Old French: to find, probably < Vulgar Latin *tropāre to compose, invent, derivative of Latin tropus trope; cf. contrive
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Parts of speech for Trover
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trover popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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