trop.

See also: trop, tròp, trop-, -trop, and -trop-

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹɒp/

Noun

trop. (plural trops.)

Abbreviation of tropic (parallel of latitude).

Adjective

trop. (not comparable)

Abbreviation of tropical (of or pertaining to the tropics; from or similar to a hot, humid climate; dated: metaphorical, figurative).
- 1879, Charlton Thomas Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, “equus” II.C.2:
  Trop., of a secret conspiracy, Cic. Mur. 37, 78.

Synonyms

(tropical: metaphorical, figurative): fig.

References

The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 376

Anagrams

PORT, Port, Port., Prot., port, prot-, torp

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