• Tope

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -əʊp
    • Homophones: taupe

    Origin 1

    Full definition of tope

    Noun

    tope

    (plural topes)
    1. A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.

    Verb

    1. (archaic) To drink excessively; to get drunk.

    Origin 2

    Tamil

    Noun

    tope

    (plural topes)
    1. (India) A grove of trees.a toddy tope

    Origin 3

    Probably from Sanskrit.

    Noun

    tope

    (plural topes)
    1. A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.

    Origin 4

    From Ancient Greek τόπος (topos, “place”).

    Noun

    tope

    (plural topes)
    common usage: isotope i.e. "same place" (e.g. in the periodic table of the elements).
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