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subtropes

subtropes is the plural of subtrope.

Meaning of subtrope

Noun

subtrope (plural subtropes)

  1. A trope that is a subtype of some other trope.
    • This subtrope recognizes characteristics usually not considered to be superhuman abilities^([sic]), but in the context of the character function in the same way as more recognized superpowers seem to.2016, Andrew R. Bahlmann, The Mythology of the Superhero, page 74

Questions about subtropes

What is subtropes the plural of?
Subtropes is the plural of subtrope.

Words near subtropes in the dictionary

  1. subtrochanteric
  2. subtroglophile
  3. subtroglophiles
  4. subtroglophilic
  5. subtrope
  6. subtropes
  7. subtropic
  8. subtropical
  9. subtropical cyclone
  10. subtropical cyclones
  11. subtropically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subtropes (page history and authors); subtrope (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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