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Word: Rhetoric
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French rethorique, via Latin from Greek rhētorikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of rhetoric’, from rhētōr ‘rhetor’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛtərɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
Short Definition:art of effective speaking or writing
Examples:- he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
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