rhétorique

See also: rhetorique

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.tɔ.ʁik/

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin rhētoricus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós).

Adjective

rhétorique (plural rhétoriques)

1. rhetorical

   question rhétorique ― rhetorical question

Related terms

• rhéteur

Etymology 2

From Old French rhetorique, a borrowing from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), ellipsis of ῥητορικὴ τέχνη (rhētorikḕ tékhnē).

Noun

rhétorique f (plural rhétoriques)

1. rhetoric

   figure de rhétorique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• rhétoricien

Further reading

• “rhétorique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012