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topos.

A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtoʊpɒs/
  1. A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula.

  2. A category that behaves like the category of sheaves of sets on a topological space (or, more generally, on a site).

  3. A toilet.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”). Compare topic.

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