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- pronunciation:
- re
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rihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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definition 1: |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, esp. to influence or persuade one's audience.
Her skillful rhetoric serves her well in political debates.- synonyms:
- cogency, diction, elocution, eloquence, oratory
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definition 2: |
the study of language structure and style, esp. specialized aspects of language use in literature, such as figures of speech.
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definition 3: |
the use of inflated or pretentious language, or such language itself; affectation in speech or writing.
One hears a good deal of rhetoric concerning this issue in Congress, but little seems to get done.- synonyms:
- bombast, grandiloquence, magniloquence, orotundity, tumidity, turgidity
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