Meaning of RHETORIC
| Pronunciation: | | 'returik
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- [n] study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
- [n] loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"
- [n] high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- [n] using language effectively to please or persuade
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| | Synonyms: | | empty talk, empty words, grandiloquence, grandiosity, hot air, magniloquence, palaver |
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| | See Also: | | blah, bombast, claptrap, expressive style, flourish, fustian, hokum, literary study, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, rant, rhetorical device, style | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rhet"o*ric\, n. [F. rh['e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr.
???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ???
orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to
say.]
1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in
prose.
2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and
force. --Locke.
3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation
without conviction or earnest feeling.
4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which
allures or charms.
Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. --Daniel.
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