rhétorique

See also: rhetorique

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.tɔ.ʁik/

Etymology 1

From Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós).

Adjective

rhétorique (plural rhétoriques)

1. rhetorical (part of or similar to rhetoric)

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

Further reading

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