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noun
- 1. a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression: "both clothes and illness became tropes for new attitudes toward the self"
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1. a. : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech. b. : a common or overused theme or device : cliché. the usual horror movie tropes. 2. : a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages. -trope. 2 of 2. noun combining form. : body characterized by (such) a state
something such as an idea, phrase, or image that is often used in a particular artist's work, in a particular type of art, in the media, etc. : Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction. The politician's speech was full of racist tropes. Compare. cliché. language specialized.
Trope definition: any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.. See examples of TROPE used in a sentence.
A trope is a word used in a nonliteral sense to create a powerful image. If you say, "Chicago's worker bees buzz around the streets," you're using a trope. Workers aren't literally bees, but it suggests how fast they move. Trope refers to different types of figures of speech, such as puns, metaphors, and similes.
trope in British English. (trəʊp ) noun. 1. rhetoric. a word or expression used in a figurative sense. 2. a recurring theme or idea. 3. an interpolation of words or music into the plainsong settings of the Roman Catholic liturgy.
What is a Trope? The word trope can refer to any type of figure of speech, theme, image, character, or plot element that is used many times. Any kind of literary device or any specific example can be a trope.
Definition of trope noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
