tro·pol·o·gy | \ trōˈpäləjē \
plural -es
Definition of tropology
1a : a figurative mode of speech or writing
b : a mode of biblical interpretation stressing a moral meaning inhering in the metaphorical character of language
2 : a treatise on or compilation of tropes
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The first known use of tropology was in the 15th century
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