rhetoric 4
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
Hypernym
literary study 1
noun
the humanistic study of literature
EnglishDerivationally related form
rhetorical 2
adjective
given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
rhetorical 1
adjective
of or relating to rhetoric
rhetorician 1
noun
a person who delivers a speech or oration
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
tropical 3
adjective
characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense
anacoluthic 1
adjective
of or related to syntactic inconsistencies of the sort known as anacoluthons
exordium 1
noun
(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse
narration 3
noun
(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
peroration 2
noun
(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
