Definition of: rhetoric

(ret′ə·rik) noun
1. The art of discourse; skill in the use of language.
2. The power of pleasing or persuading.
3. A textbook treating of discourse; especially, written discourse.
4. Affected and exaggerated display in the use of language.
5. Prose, as opposed to verse. [<F rhétorique <L rhetorica <Gk. rhētorikē (technē) rhetorical (art)]

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