tòpic — meaning in English

English meaning

• trope noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
• truism noun A self-evident or obvious truth.

Senses

tòpic is used for these senses in English:

• trope (art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
• truism A banality or cliché.

trope — full definition

1. noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.
2. noun A figure of speech in which words are used in a non-literal way, such as metaphor or irony.

truism — full definition

1. noun A self-evident or obvious truth.
2. noun A banality or cliché.

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