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Rhetoric Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Rhetoric? [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 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Rhetoric: empty talk \| empty words \| grandiloquence \| grandiosity \| hot air \| magniloquence \| palaver Related Terms \| Find terms related to Rhetoric: See Also \| blah \| bombast \| claptrap \| expressive style \| flourish \| fustian \| hokum \| literary study \| meaninglessness \| nonsense \| nonsensicality \| rant \| rhetorical device \| style Rhetoric In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Rhetoric Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rhetoric?

[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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Rhetoric In Webster's Dictionary

\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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