tropenoun [ C ]
uk/trəʊp/us/troʊp/specialized art, literature something such as an idea, phrase, or image that is often used in a particular artist's work, in a particular type of art, etc.:
Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction.
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Ideas, concepts and theories
- abstract
- afterthought
- brainchild
- concept
- conception
- construct
- dogma
- fancy
- inspiration
- intellectual property
- IP
- ism
- meat
- proposition
- propositional
- punctuated equilibrium
- sacred cow
- straw man
- tenet
- thrust
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