tropus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • a figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for trānslātiō (trānslātiō), verbōrum (verbōrum) immūtātiō (immūtātiō))
  • a way of singing, a song

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek τρόπος (turn, way, manner, a turn, style, direction, a mode in music, a trope figure of speech, a mode mood in logic, a manner, figure of speech, change, musical mode, response).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τρόπος

Gloss

turn, way, manner, a turn, style, direction, a mode in music, a trope figure of speech, a mode mood in logic, a manner, figure of speech, change, musical mode, response

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

方

Emoji
🙃

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