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to•pos
(tō′pōs, -pos),USA pronunciation n., pl. -poi
(-poi).USA pronunciation
to•pos (tō′pōs, -pos),USA pronunciation n., pl. -poi (-poi).USA pronunciation
- Literaturea convention or motif, esp. in a literary work;
a rhetorical convention.
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Greek (koinós) tópos (common) place - 1935–40
to•pos (tō′pōs, -pos),USA pronunciation n., pl. -poi (-poi).USA pronunciation
- Literaturea convention or motif, esp. in a literary work;
a rhetorical convention.
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Greek (koinós) tópos (common) place - 1935–40
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