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Definitions of rhetoric
  1. noun
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  2. noun
    loud and confused and empty talk
    "mere rhetoric"
  3. noun
    study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
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  4. noun
    using language effectively to please or persuade
Definition that contains rhetoric
  • wind empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
  • jazz empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
  • nothingness empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
  • repetition the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
  • rhetorical of or relating to rhetoric
  • rhetorical given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
  • flowery marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
  • narration (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
  • exclamation an exclamatory rhetorical device
  • malarkey empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
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