-trope

suffix

-trope

suffix

Etymology From Latin tropus, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). See trope.

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Sciences Morpheme something that turns, affects, changes, responds, moves.

Related terms
trope, tropic, -tropic, -tropism, tropism, tropo-, -tropy

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