trope

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (tropos).

[edit] Noun

Singular
trope

Plural
tropes

trope (plural tropes)

  1. A figure of speech, such as a metaphor, in which a word or phrase is used other than in a literal manner.
  2. (music) A short cadence at the end of the melody in some early music.
  3. (music) A phrase or verse added to the mass when sung by a choir.
  4. (Judaism) A cantillation.
  5. (literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror or ‘once upon a time’ as introduction to fairytales. Similar to a cliché, but not necessarily pejorative.
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[edit] Translations

figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used other than in a literal manner
short cadence at the end of the melody in some early music
phrase or verse added to the mass when sung by a choir
cantillation
something recurring across a genre or type of literature
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to trope

Third person singular
tropes

Simple past
troped

Past participle
troped

Present participle
troping

to trope (third-person singular simple present tropes, present participle troping, simple past and past participle troped)

  1. To use, or embellish something with a trope.

[edit] Translations

use a trope

[edit] References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989
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