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rhetoric

/ˈɹetəɪk/REH-tur-ik
/ˈɹɛtɚɪk/REH-tur-ik

Meaningthe art of the speaker

Common meaning: the art of persuasive speech

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√WAR‘speak, inform’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 350, p. 742 · scan
  2. Greekῥέω‘to flow’
  3. Latinrhetorica
  4. Frenchrhetorique
  5. Middle Englishretorikésource
  6. Englishrhetoric‘the art of persuasive speech’ · today

rhe also in: rhythm

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek ῥέω ‘to flow’.

Roots

Related words

rhythm

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