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rhetoric:
- retoriek; retorica; redekunst
Wiktionary:
- rhetoric → redekunde, retorica, retoriek
- rhetoric → Dooddoener, retorica, welsprekendheid

English

Detailed Translations for rhetoric from English to Dutch

rhetoric:

rhetoric [the ~] nomen

the rhetoric
de retoriek; de retorica; de redekunst
- retoriek [de ~ (v)] nomen
- retorica [de ~ (v)] nomen
- redekunst [de ~ (v)] nomen

Translation Matrix for rhetoric:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
redekunst	rhetoric
retorica	rhetoric
retoriek	rhetoric
-	empty talk; empty words; grandiloquence; grandiosity; hot air; magniloquence; ornateness; palaver

Synonyms for "rhetoric":

expressive style; style
grandiosity; magniloquence; ornateness; grandiloquence
palaver; hot air; empty words; empty talk; nonsense; bunk; nonsensicality; meaninglessness; hokum
literary study

Related Definitions for "rhetoric":

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)¹
loud and confused and empty talk¹
- mere rhetoric¹
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation¹
using language effectively to please or persuade¹

Wiktionary Translations for rhetoric:

rhetoric

noun

art of using language for persuasion
- rhetoric → redekunde; retorica; retoriek

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• rhetoric	→ Dooddoener	↔ Floskel — formelhafte Redewendung oder nichts sagende (inhaltsarme) Worte
• rhetoric	→ retorica; welsprekendheid	↔ rhétorique — science (au sens d’étude structurée) et art (au sens de pratique reposant sur un savoir éprouvé) qui se rapporte à l’action du discours sur les esprits.

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