First Known Use: 1533
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trope
noun \ˈtrōp\
: a word, phrase, or image used in a new and different way in order to create an artistic effect
Full Definition of TROPE
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
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Origin of TROPE
Latin tropus, from Greek tropos turn, way, manner, style, trope, from trepein to turn
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