rhetoric
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1. study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | literary study, |
definition | : | the humanistic study of literature (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | exordium, |
definition | : | (rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | narration, |
definition | : | (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | peroration, |
definition | : | (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | rhetorical device, |
definition | : | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | epanodos, |
definition | : | repetition of a group of words in reverse order (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | epanodos, |
definition | : | recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | ploce, |
definition | : | (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | allocution, |
definition | : | (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | tropical, |
definition | : | characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | anacoluthic, |
definition | : | of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons (adj.pert) |
2. loud and confused and empty talk (noun.communication)
3. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | expressive style, style, |
definition | : | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | flourish, |
definition | : | a display of ornamental speech or language (noun.communication) |
4. using language effectively to please or persuade (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | expressive style, style, |
definition | : | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | rhetorical device, |
definition | : | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) (noun.communication) |
5. study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | rhetorical, |
definition | : | given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought (adj.all) |
derivation | : | rhetorical, |
definition | : | of or relating to rhetoric (adj.pert) |
6. loud and confused and empty talk (noun.communication)
derivation | : | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, |
definition | : | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication) |
7. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation (noun.communication)
derivation | : | flowery, ornate, |
definition | : | marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details (adj.all) |
8. using language effectively to please or persuade (noun.communication)
9. study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | rhetorical, |
definition | : | given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought (adj.all) |
derivation | : | rhetorical, |
definition | : | of or relating to rhetoric (adj.pert) |
10. loud and confused and empty talk (noun.communication)
derivation | : | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, |
definition | : | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly (verb.communication) |
11. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation (noun.communication)
derivation | : | flowery, ornate, |
definition | : | marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details (adj.all) |
12. using language effectively to please or persuade (noun.communication)
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