Data Source: National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC. Produced by: Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention andControl, CDC using WISQARS â¢.
noun. The definition of a truism is a statement of an obvious truth. An example of a truism is the statement: A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do..
Definition of trope. 1  1a : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speechb : a common or overused theme or device : clichÃ© the usual horror movie tropes. 2  2 : a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages.