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A.Word.A.Day--topos Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio topos (TOH-pohs) noun [plural topoi (-poi)] A traditional theme or motif; a literary convention. [Greek, short for (koinos) topos, (common)place.] "[T]he Israeli-Palestinian conflict has served authors of thrillers as a topos to write about from the vantage point of world-weary observers ...." Hillel Halkin, The Jerusalem Syndrome, The New Republic, 25 May 1998. This week's theme: words from Greek. X-Bonus Eloquence is a painting of the thoughts. -Pascal (1623-1662)

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