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.
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.
• 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
21 December 2024
(noun) a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
