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rhetoric
noun
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- R
- Ends with
- C
- Contains
- HETORI
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
noun
loud and confused and empty talk
“mere rhetoric”
noun
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
“the grandiosity of his prose”
noun
using language effectively to please or persuade
In context
Example Sentences
mere rhetoric
the grandiosity of his prose
an excessive ornateness of language
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