trope

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for trope

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trope : ත්‍රප්තය

trope : අවාච්‍යාර්ථයක් ගත් අර්ථාලංකාරයක්

trope definition

Noun.

  1. The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech.
  2. The word or expression so used.