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topos
[ toh-pohs, 鈥憄辞蝉 ]
noun
plural topoi
- a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
topos
/ 藞迟蓲辫蓲蝉 /
noun
- a basic theme or concept, esp a stock topic in rhetoric
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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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