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[ˈtrɒpɪk], (Noun)
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- the parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north (tropic of Cancer) or south (tropic of Capricorn) of the equator
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late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē ‘turning’, from trepein ‘to turn’
[ˈtrɒpɪk], (Adjective)
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late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē ‘turning’, from trepein ‘to turn’
[ˈtrəʊpɪk], (Adjective)
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- relating to, consisting of, or exhibiting tropism
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