Trope

[javasaurus]

It seems that any review of a board game, movie, or book has to talk about the tropes used. This is a word that goes back to ancient Greece, but until about a year ago, I'd never heard of it. Have I been oblivious, or has "trope" only recently become *the* buzzword needed to get a review published?

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[orkney.livejournal.com]

I had never heard the word so I looked it up in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. After the usual explanation about coming from the Greek, it gives a date of 1533. Right up your alley.,