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Search   Web Kids.Net.Au Dictionary   Sponsors	Dictionary > Definition: rhetoric Definition of rhetoric study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation using language effectively to please or persuade Similar Words: palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence Hyponyms: flourish, bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah Derivational Morphology: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble Anagrams: ricochet Find words starting with:     A B C     D E F     G H I     J K L     M N O     P Q R     S T U     V W X     Y Z

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