trope

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρόπος“a manner, style, turn, way; a trope or figure of speech; a mode in music; a mode or mood in logic”
2. Latin · derived fromtropus
3. English todaytrope

From Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a manner, style, turn, way; a trope or figure of speech; a mode in music; a mode or mood in logic”), related to τροπή (tropḗ, “solstice; trope; turn”) and τρέπειν (trépein, “to turn”); compare turn of phrase. The verb is derived from the noun.

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