# tropology

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech).
2. The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation.
3. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes.

## Etymology
From Late Latin tropologia, from Late Greek τροπολογία (tropología), equivalent to trope + -ology.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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