tropology
noun
the use of figurative language in speech or writing.
tropologically
-
a word derived from
tropology.
Example Sentences
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And here they bring in some foolish insipid fable out of Speculum Historiale or Gesta Romanorum and expound it allegorically, tropologically, and anagogically.
From The Praise of Folly by John Wilson
