TROPE


Meaning of TROPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrōp ]

noun

Etymology: Latin tropus, from Greek tropos turn, way, manner, style, trope, from trepein to turn

Date: 1533

1.

a. : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech

b. : a common or overused theme or device : cliche

the usual horror movie trope s

2. : a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.