topos

Definition of Topos in English :

1. topos

a traditional theme or motif or literary convention

Example Sentences:
'James Joyce uses the topos of the Wandering Jew in his Ulysses'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Topos

noun plural -oi (-ɔɪ)

a basic theme or concept, esp a stock topic in rhetoric

nounWord forms: plural topoi (ˈtoʊpɔɪ ; tōˈpoi)

1.

a common or recurring topic, theme, subject, etc.

2.

a literary convention or formula

n. pl. to·poi (-poi)

A traditional theme or motif; a literary convention.