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- [trohp]
- /troʊp/
- /trəʊp/
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- [trohp]
- /troʊp/
Definitions of trope word
- noun trope Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech. 1
- noun trope a phrase, sentence, or verse formerly interpolated in a liturgical text to amplify or embellish. 1
- noun trope (in the philosophy of Santayana) the principle of organization according to which matter moves to form an object during the various stages of its existence. 1
- noun trope figure of speech 1
- noun trope a word or expression used in a figurative sense 0
- noun trope an interpolation of words or music into the plainsong settings of the Roman Catholic liturgy 0
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Origin of trope
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin tropus figure in rhetoric < Greek trópos turn, turning, turn or figure of speech, akin to trépein to turn
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Parts of speech for Trope
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trope popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trope usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trope
noun trope
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
Antonyms for trope
noun trope
- concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
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