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  2. Trope (literature) - Wikipedia

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    The term trope derives from the Greek τρόπος (tropos), 'a turn, a change', [8] related to the root of the verb τρέπειν (trepein), 'to turn, to direct, to alter, to change'; [6] this means that the term is used metaphorically to denote, among other things, metaphorical language.

  3. Yasser - Wikipedia

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    Yasser, a charming Arabic boy's name, embodies a world of delightful meanings. Derived from "يسر" (yasira), it signifies "to become easy," reflecting a personality that effortlessly navigates life's twists and turns.” "one who directs to the right path", yashar "just, upright"

  4. Möbius strip - Wikipedia

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    Two of the half-twists come from the fact that this thinner strip goes two times through the half-twist in the original Möbius strip, and the other two come from the way the two halves of the thinner strip wrap around each other. The result is not a Möbius strip, but instead is topologically equivalent to a cylinder.

  5. These Tornado Movies Deliver All the Best Twists and Turns ...

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    Geostorm. In a world where satellites control the weather (lol), all that stands between an expert hacker and world-ending natural disasters is one man, and one man only: Gerard Butler.

  6. Spinning roller coaster - Wikipedia

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    The trains have eight cars, with each car's two seats side by side. Like the Maurer Söhne and Gerstlauer spinning coasters, this "twist and turn coaster" features a twisted track layout. Three of these models have been built around the world. Another spinning coaster with trains, Euro-Mir, was built by MACK Rides of Germany in 1997 at Europa ...

  7. ‘Trap’: Breaking Down the Twists, Turns and Ending of M ...

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    A singular filmmaker who is never afraid to take big bold swings, he has returned to theaters with “Trap,” a new serial killer movie featuring Josh Hartnett — with plenty of twists and turns.

  8. Epithets in Homer - Wikipedia

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    A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles.Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike.

  9. 'Dateline' premiere follows the 'twists and turns' of an Ohio ...

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    “It has a lot of twists and turns. You are guessing until the end,” Canning says. Looking ahead to the rest of Season 33, Canning says “Dateline” viewers can expect many new stories.