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tropery.

the usage of tropes (in a creative work, genre, style, etc.)

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹəʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹoʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/General-American
  1. the usage of tropes (in a creative work, genre, style, etc.)

    countable · uncountable
    Did you really think I would stoop to such tropery?
Where this word comes from

From trope + -ery.

noun/ˈtɹəʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹoʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/General-American
  1. Alternative spelling of tropary

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Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin troparium, troperium (“book of tropes”), from tropus (“trope”) + -ārium (“-ary, -ery”).

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