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Definition of topos noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

topos

noun

NAmE//ˈtoʊpoʊs//

, NAmE//ˈtoʊpɑs//

(pl. topoi

NAmE//ˈtoʊpɔɪ//

) (technology)

a traditional subject or idea in literature

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