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   rhetorical

   /rɪˈtɒrɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric: "repetition is a common rhetorical device" Similar stylisticoratoricallinguisticverbal
   • ▪ expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress: "the rhetorical commitment of the government to give priority to primary education" Similar extravagantgrandiloquentmagniloquenthigh-flownhigh-soundingsonorousloftyorotundbombasticgrandiosepompouspretentiousoverblownoverripeoratoricalturgidfloweryfloriddeclamatoryCiceronianinformal:highfalutinrare:tumidepideicticfustianeuphuisticaureateDemosthenicDemosthenean
   • 2. (of a question) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information: "the general intended his question to be purely rhetorical"

   Word Origin late Middle English (first used in the sense ‘eloquently expressed’): via Latin from Greek rhētorikos (from rhētor ‘rhetor’) + -al.

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   The meaning of RHETORICAL is of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric. How to use rhetorical in a sentence. Rhetorical Language vs. Rhetorical Questions

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   The meaning of RHETORIC is the art of speaking or writing effectively. How to use rhetoric in a sentence.

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   RHETORICAL definition: 1. Rhetorical speech or writing is intended to seem important or influence people: 2. Rhetorical…. Learn more.

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   Rhetorical definition: used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect, rather than truth, substance, or meaning. See examples of RHETORICAL used in a sentence.

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   Rhetoric is the art of written or spoken communication. If you went to school a hundred years ago, your English class would have been called Rhetoric. But nowadays if we say something is rhetorical, we usually mean that it’s only good for talking.

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   RHETORIC definition: 1. speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people: 2. the study of the ways of…. Learn more.

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   2 meanings: 1. concerned with effect or style rather than content or meaning; bombastic 2. of or relating to rhetoric or oratory.... Click for more definitions.

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    noun. (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast. the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech. the study of the effective use of language. the ability to use language effectively.

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    Definition of rhetorical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.