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'''Troparion''' (also ''tropar''; plural ''troparia'') is a type of hymn in the [[Orthodox]] [[Church]] and other Eastern [[Christian]] churches. The term most often refers to the ''apolytikion'', the thematic hymn which closes [[vespers]]. (In Greek churches, the apolytikion troparion is known simply as the ''apolytikion''; in most other churches, it is known simply as the ''troparion''.) This troparion serves as a thematic hymn and is repeated at every service of the day.
Troparia are also found as the stanzas of [[canon|canons]]. They are also sometimes used as refrains for chanted psalm verses, though [[sticheron|stichera]] more often serve this function.
