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trope


trope

noun \ˈtrōp\

Definition of TROPE

1
a : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché <the usual horror movie tropes>
2
: a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages

Examples of TROPE

  1. <a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes>

Origin of TROPE

Latin tropus, from Greek tropos turn, way, manner, style, trope, from trepein to turn
First Known Use: 1533

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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