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Definition of Trope
Trope

The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech.

The word or expression so used.

Related Definitions:
An, Another, As, Changed, Different, Emphasis, Expression, Figure, For, From, Giving, Idea, In, It, Life, Of, Or, Original, Properly, Sake, Sense, Signification, So, Speech, That, The, To, Use, Used, Which, Word


Trope Translations

trope in German is Trope


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