Trope definition : any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.. See examples of TROPE used in a sentence. Definition of trope noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning , pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. A trope is a common or distinctive feature of a type of art, such as a genre, style, or medium. It can also be a way of using words that means something different from their ordinary meaning , such as a figure of speech. There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun trope , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘ Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
