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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

forgotton word - typical role

A while back I was listening to PBS and heard a woman use a word that meant typical, well known, often repeated character ink a fictional drama. Now I can not remember the word.
I think it sounded like 'norm' or 'forte', but I can not be certain.
Any help appreciated,
robert
  

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How about eg This character is a stereotype ?

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  • How about eg This character is a stereotype ?
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How about
eg This character is a stereotype?
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thanks for suggestion of 'stereotype', and I think it could be an appropriately used synonym. But the word I heard is not that commonly used. It sounded like an 'insider' word. An 'artsy' term that only those in the trade would use. By trade, I think I am saying those who write/review/critique dramas (such as plays, movies, TV shows, characters, or roles.
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The word is 'trope'.
The specific use that I heard was for character tropes
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Characters
thx - robert
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