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• rhet|o|ric — «REHT uhr ihk», noun. 1. the art of using words in speaking or writing so as to persuade or influence others: »The communication of those thoughts to others falls under the consideration of rhetoric (John Stuart Mill). 2. the language used:… …   Useful english dictionary

• rhet — rhet·o·ric; rhet·o·ri·cian; rhet·o·rize; di·ar·rhet·ic; py·or·rhet·ic; …   English syllables

• ric — ac·e·tu·ric; acid·i·met·ric; ac·i·du·ric; aero·met·ric; ag·a·ric·i·form; al·i·pat·ric; al·ka·li·met·ric; al·lan·tu·ric; al·lo·met·ric; al·lo·pat·ric; al·lox·u·ric; am·per·o·met·ric; am·phi·the·at·ric; an·e·mo·met·ric; an·iso·met·ric;… …   English syllables

• rhetoric — rhet·o·ric …   English syllables

• rhetoric — rhet|o|ric [ˈretərık] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: rethorique, from Latin, from Greek rhetorike, from rhetor public speaker , from eirein to say, speak ] 1.) language that is used to persuade or influence people, especially… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rhetoric — rhet|o|ric [ retərık ] noun uncount * a style of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people: angry nationalist rhetoric anti American rhetoric the rhetoric of freedom/reform/law and order a. a style of speaking or writing that is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rhetoric — rhet•o•ric [[t]ˈrɛt ər ɪk[/t]] n. 1) rht a) the art of effectively using language, including the use of figures of speech b) language skillfully used c) a book or treatise on rhetoric 2) rht the undue use of exaggerated language; bombast 3) rht… …   From formal English to slang

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• Rhetoric — Rhet o*ric, n. [F. rh[ e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr. ???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ??? orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to say.] 1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• figure — [ figyr ] n. f. • Xe; lat. figura « forme » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Forme extérieure d un corps. ⇒ aspect. Des outils « dont il ne connaît ni l usage, ni le nom, ni la figure » (La Bruyère). ♢ Mod. N avoir plus figure humaine : être si mal en point que la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle