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- [ret-er-ik]
- /ˈrɛt ər ɪk/
- /ˈret.ər.ɪk/
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- [ret-er-ik]
- /ˈrɛt ər ɪk/
Definitions of rhetoric word
- noun rhetoric (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast. 1
- noun rhetoric the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. 1
- noun rhetoric the study of the effective use of language. 1
- noun rhetoric the ability to use language effectively. 1
- noun rhetoric the art of prose in general as opposed to verse. 1
- noun rhetoric the art of making persuasive speeches; oratory. 1
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Origin of rhetoric
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; < Latin rhētorica < Greek rhētorikḕ (téchnē) rhetorical (art); replacing Middle English rethorik < Medieval Latin rēthorica, Latin rhētorica, as above
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Parts of speech for Rhetoric
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rhetoric popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rhetoric usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rhetoric
noun rhetoric
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- anaphora — the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
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