rhetoric
English
Alternative forms
- rhetorick (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French rhetorique, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), ellipsis of ῥητορικὴ τέχνη (rhētorikḕ tékhnē), from ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/
Noun
rhetoric (countable and uncountable, plural rhetorics)
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "rhetoric": political, legal, visual, classical, ancient, violent, empty, inflammatory, hateful, heated, fiery, vitriolic, angry, overheated, extreme.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
art of using language for persuasion
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meaningless language
See also
- preterition
- Appendix:Glossary of rhetoric
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