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trope noun

  /tɹoʊp/ , /tɹəʊp/ , [tɹ̥əʊp]
  • (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
 troop, figuurlijke uitdrukking
  • (art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
  • (medieval, _, Christianity) An addition (of dialogue, song, music, etc.) to a standard element of the liturgy, serving as an embellishment.
  • (Judaism) A cantillation pattern, or one of the marks that represents it.
  • A short cadence at the end of the melody in some early music.
 troop

trope verb

  /tɹoʊp/ , /tɹəʊp/ , [tɹ̥əʊp]
  • (transitive) To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
 een troop gebruiken, van een troop voorzien
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