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Etymology
From Latin rhetorica|rh�torica < AGr. polytonic|ῥη�ο�ική (r�torik�), feminine form of polytonic|ῥη�ο�ικ�� (r�torikos) "concerning public speech" < polytonic|ῥή��� (r�t�r) "public speaker"

Noun
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1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
2. meaningless|Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.

#:It's only so much rhetoric.

Translations
trans-top|art of using language for persuasion
Croatian: t-|hr|retorika|f, t-|hr|govorništvo|n
Czech: t-|cs|�e�nictví|n, t-|cs|rétorika|f
Dutch: t-|nl|redekunde|f, t-|nl|retorica|f
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Russian: �е�о�ика (ryetórika)
Spanish: t-|es|retórica|f
Ukrainian: �е�о�ика (retóryka)
trans-bottom

See also
rhetorical
rhetorical question
preterition
pedialite

Category:Greek derivations
Category:Rhetoric|*

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