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adjective 
  1. Part of or similar to rhetoric, which is the use of language as a means to persuade.
A rhetorical question, for example, is one used merely to make a point, with no response expected.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: retorisch
  • German: rhethorisch
  • Spanish: retórico
Etymology: From rhetoricus, rhÄtoricus < Ancient Greek á (rhÄtorikos) "concerning public speaking"


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