rhetoric
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1300–50; < Latin rhētorica < Greek rhētorikḕ (téchnē) rhetorical (art); replacing Middle English rethorik < Medieval Latin rēthorica, Latin rhētorica, as above
1300–50; < Latin rhētorica < Greek rhētorikḕ (téchnē) rhetorical (art); replacing Middle English rethorik < Medieval Latin rēthorica, Latin rhētorica, as above
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| having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: |
| excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters |
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| —n | |
| 1. | the study of the technique of using language effectively |
| 2. | the art of using speech to persuade, influence, or please; oratory |
| 3. | excessive use of ornamentation and contrivance in spoken or written discourse; bombast |
| 4. | speech or discourse that pretends to significance but lacks true meaning: all the politician says is mere rhetoric |
| [C14: via Latin from Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē) (the art of) rhetoric, from rhētōr | |
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Word Origin & History
rhetoric
c.1300, from O.Fr. rethorique, from L. rhetorice, from Gk. rhetorike techne "art of an orator," from rhetor (gen. rhetoros) "orator," related to rhema "word," lit. "that which is spoken," from PIE *wre-tor-, from base *were- "to speak" (cf. O.E. word, L. verbum, Gk. eirein "to say;" see verb).
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Example sentences
How telling that your comment echoes the twisted rhetoric of those slanderous efforts.
Not that rhetoric was abjured, merely that it was powerfully adapted to a different task and greatly changed in the process.
But such bravado, especially if it proves more than rhetoric, is likely to be rare.
He has all the proper sentiments, and his rhetoric and rimes are easy work for him.
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