tropology

tro·pol·o·gy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [troh-pol-uh-jee]
- /troʊˈpɒl ə dʒi/
- /trəʊ.ˈpɒ.lə.dʒɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [troh-pol-uh-jee]
- /troʊˈpɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of tropology word

noun plural tropology the use of figurative language in speech or writing. 1
noun plural tropology a treatise on figures of speech or tropes. 1
noun plural tropology the use of a Scriptural text so as to give it a moral interpretation or significance apart from its direct meaning. 1
noun tropology the use of figurative language in speech or writing 0
noun tropology the educing of moral or figurative meanings from the Scriptures 0
noun tropology a treatise on tropes or figures of speech 0

See all 8 definitions of tropology

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Origin of tropology

First appearance:

before 1510

One of the 26% oldest English words

1510-20; < Late Latin tropologia < Greek tropología. See trope, -o-, -logy

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Parts of speech for Tropology

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tropology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for tropology

noun tropology

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

All 16 Synonyms of tropology