topos

Meaning

  1. A literary theme or motif; a rhetorical convention or formula.
  2. an elementary topos
  3. a Grothendieck topos
  4. a toilet

Synonyms

motive
B2
content
B2
grounds
B2
motif
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occasion
B2
subject
B1
theme
B1
topic
C1
area
A2

depicted object

Translations

Topos
topos

τόπος

topos
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɒpɒs/
Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”). Compare topic.

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