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tropery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • trō′pə-rē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹəʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈtɹoʊ.p(ə.)ɹi/
  • rhymes with -əʊpəɹi

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Did you really think I would stoop to such tropery?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of tropary

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trope + -ery.

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