(n) :
(rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech).
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A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes.
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(theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation.
(n) :
(rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech).
(n) :
A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes.
(n) :
(theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation.