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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=tropus tropi N M :: trope, figure of speech, figurative use of word; song, manner of singing (L+S)
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>trŏpus</b>: i, m., = [[τρόπος]].<br /><b>I</b> In rhet., a figurative [[use]] of a [[word]], a trope (postAug. for [[translatio]], verborum [[immutatio]]), Quint. 9, 1, 4 sq.; 9, 2, 44 sq.; 9, 3, 20 al.—<br /><b>II</b> A [[manner]] of [[singing]], a [[song]], Ven. Carm. 10, 10, 54; 10, 10, 60; 10, 12, 4.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>trŏpus</b>, ī, m. ([[τρόπος]]),<br /><b>1</b> trope [t. de rhét.] : Quint. 9, 1, 4 ; 9, 2, 24<br /><b>2</b> chant, mélodie : Fort. Carm. 10, 10, 54 ; 10, 10, 60.
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