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to·pos (t

s, -p

n. pl. to·poi (-poi)

A traditional theme or motif; a literary convention.

[Greek, short for (koinos) topos, (common)place.]

topos [ˈtɒpɒs]

n pl -oi [-ɔɪ]

(Literature / Rhetoric) a basic theme or concept, esp a stock topic in rhetoric

[Greek, literally: place]

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topos - a traditional theme or motif or literary convention; "James Joyce uses the topos of the Wandering Jew in his Ulysses"

theme, motif - a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

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