Definitions | rhetoric |
| noun
- The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
- meaningless, Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
- It's only so much .
Etymology: From Latin rhetorica, rhÄtorica < Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (rÄtorikÄ), feminine form of (polytonic, á) (rÄtorikos) "concerning public speech" < (polytonic, á) (rÄtÅr) "public speaker"
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