ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tropological

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Tropological is an adjective meaning Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story.

Meaning

Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story.

More Meanings

  1. Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical.

Example Sentences

tropological , allegorical expositions
Even the widely revered description of alchemy as terrestrial astronomy was a tropological association, comparing one discipline to the other rather than using the tools of the former in the operation of the latter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tropologic, pragmatic, literaturological, technoliterary, ethicosocial, historico-grammatical.

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