rhétorique
See also: rhetorique
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós).
Adjective
rhétorique (plural rhétoriques)
- 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)
Further reading
- “rhétorique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.