tropes

noun

  1. 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. 2

    A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.

  3. 3

    Mathematical senses.

  4. 4

    Musical senses.

  5. 5

    Philosophical senses.

verb

  1. 1

    To use, or embellish something with, a trope.

  2. 2

    Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.

  3. 3

    To think or write in terms of tropes.

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