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tropes

trope
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trohp]
    • /troʊp/
    • /trəʊp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trohp]
    • /troʊp/

Definitions of tropes word

  • noun tropes 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 tropes a phrase, sentence, or verse formerly interpolated in a liturgical text to amplify or embellish. 1
  • noun tropes (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

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Origin of tropes

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 Tropes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tropes 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".

tropes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tropes

noun tropes

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