tropology noun. [trǝ'pɒlǝdʒi] LME.
[Late Latin tropologia from Greek, from tropos TROPE noun + -O- + -LOGY.]
1. Figurative interpretation, esp. of the Scriptures to give moral guidance. LME.
2. A figure of speech, a metaphor; the figurative use of language. E16.
3. A treatise on tropes or figures of speech. M17.

■ tropologic [trɒpǝ'lɒdʒɪk] adjective tropological LME.

■ tropological [trɒpǝ'lɒdʒɪk(ǝ)l] adjective of, pertaining to, or involving tropology E16.

■ tropo'logically adverb M16.

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