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The English term treasure trove was derived from tresor trové, the Anglo-French [1] equivalent of the Latin legal term thesaurus inventus. In 15th-century English the Anglo-French term was translated as "treasure found", but from the 16th century it began appearing in its modern form with the French word trové anglicized as trovey , trouve or ...
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
Treasure (from Latin: thesaurus from Greek θησαυρός thēsauros, "treasure store" [2] [3]) is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure, such as in the British Treasure Act 1996.
A Treasure trove is a hidden store of valuables. It may also refer to: Treasure Trove, a solitare card game; A Treasure's Trove, a children's book;
Another set of bangles deemed “spectacular silver treasure” by researchers was discovered in August in Denmark’s Aarhus, suggesting that the site was an international trade hub in the Viking ...
The Research Library is free and open to anyone 18 and older; visitors must only create an account to access books. Unlike borrowing from a traditional library, the antiquarian society does not ...
Treasure, codename of Nathalie Sergueiew (1912–1950), female double agent who worked for MI5 during World War II; MV Treasure, several ships by the name Treasure, a ship that spilled oil near Cape Town, South Africa, in 2000; Treasure trove, in law, any discovered accumulation of valuables that can be presumed unowned or unclaimed
Part mystery, part adventure, all word game -- in today's Game of the Day, The Book of Treasures, you play as Jessica, a librarian hunting for a lost Egyptian manuscript. One day, Jessica finds a ...