RHETORIC
\ɹˈɛtəɹˌɪk], \ɹˈɛtəɹˌɪk], \ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_k]\
Definitions of RHETORIC
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.
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Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.
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Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms.
By Oddity Software
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The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose.
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Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation without conviction or earnest feeling.
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Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms.
By Noah Webster.
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The art of speaking or writing with elegance and force; fine speaking without conviction or earnest feeling; a textbook on the art of speaking and writing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Greek] Science of oratory; art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and force;— the power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms; - hence, art of presenting arguments or stating facts in an attractive manner; persuasive reasoning; seductive eloquence; art of employing figures, images, or other ornaments of style; art of appealing to the feelings, passions, &c.;— in a bad sense, artificial or unreal eloquence; sophistry; declamation.
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