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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋrєtәrIk 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊretәrik 〕


Overview of noun rhetoric

The noun rhetoric has 4 senses


  • rhetoric -- (using language effectively to please or persuade)

  • grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric -- (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language")

  • palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric -- (loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric")

  • rhetoric -- (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))