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Raretrope
The correct spelling is trope.
How to pronounce trope
/tɹəʊp/
nounIPA: /tɹəʊp/
Say it like: Tro-pe
The correct spelling is trope. Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to f…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif.
- 2.A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
- 3.Mathematical senses.
- 4.Musical senses.
- 5.Philosophical senses.
verb
- 1.To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
- 2.Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.
- 3.To think or write in terms of tropes.
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