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topos

[ toh-pohs, 鈥憄辞蝉 ]

noun

plural topoi
  1. a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.


topos

/ 藞迟蓲辫蓲蝉 /

noun

  1. a basic theme or concept, esp a stock topic in rhetoric
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of topos1

First recorded in 1935鈥40; from Greek (koin贸s) t贸pos 鈥(common) place鈥; topic ( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of topos1

C20: Greek, literally: place
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Example Sentences

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The disavowal is more likely an example of a 鈥渕odesty topos,鈥 as a woman in the sixteenth century who published original work would have been considered immoral.

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Mexico鈥檚 acclaimed searchers, known as topos, or moles, were picking up their gear and leaving the scene.

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The workers 鈥 specialists known in Mexico as topos, or moles 鈥 have drilled a tunnel to gain access to the interior.

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The 鈥渢opics鈥濃攖opoi in the Greek鈥 are, literally, places.

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The national disdain of the 鈥渋ntellectual鈥 is a frequent topos in my writing.

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