TROPOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

tropology (countable and uncountable, plural tropologies)

(rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech).

(theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation.

A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes.

Usage notes

The countable interpretation of the sense the use of a trope is an instance of something being used as a trope, which is indistinguishable from trope.

Anagrams

• protology

Source: Wiktionary


Tro*pol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. tropologie.]

Definition: A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or changes from the original import of the word. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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