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New American Oxford Dictionary

topos

to pos |ˈtōpōs ˈtoʊˌpoʊs | ▶noun ( pl. topoi |-poi | ) a traditional theme or formula in literature. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek, literally ‘place. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

topos

topos |ˈtɒpɒs | ▶noun ( pl. topoi |ˈtɒpɔɪ | ) a traditional theme or formula in literature. ORIGIN 1940s: from Greek, literally ‘place ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Topos

To pos Substantiv, maskulin Literaturwissenschaft , der |T o pos |der Topos; Genitiv: des Topos, Topoi griechisch tópos, eigentlich = Ort, Stelle festes Schema, feste Formel, feststehendes Bild o. Ä.