Bible Dictionaries
Trope
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The word or expression so used.
(2):
(n.) The use of a word or expression in a different sense from that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or expression as changed from the original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea; a figure of speech.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trope'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/trope.html. 1828.