First Known Use: 1936
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topos
noun to·pos \ˈtō-ˌpäs, ˈtä-\
plural to·poi \-ˌpȯi\
Definition of TOPOS
: a traditional or conventional literary or rhetorical theme or topic
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Origin of TOPOS
Greek, short for koinos topos, literally, common place
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Rhymes with TOPOS
bathos, benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, telos, tripos
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