Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - rhetorical
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Rhetorical
rhetorical
~ adj 1 rhetorical question a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer, such as `Who knows what might happen?' 2 using speech or writing in special ways in order to persuade people or to produce an impressive effect (impassioned rhetorical phrases) - rhetorically adv
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1. A rhetorical question is one which is asked in order to make a statement rather than to get an answer. He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question... ADJ: usu ADJ n • rhetorically ‘Do these kids know how lucky they are?’ Jackson asked rhetorically. ADV: ADV with v 2. Rhetorical language is intended to be grand and impressive. (FORMAL) These arguments may have been used as a rhetorical device to argue for a perpetuation of a United Nations role. ADJ: usu ADJ n • rhetorically Suddenly, the narrator speaks in his most rhetorically elevated mode. ADV ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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also rhetoric adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric b. employed for ~ effect; especially asked merely for effect with no answer expected a ~ question 2. a. given to rhetoric ; grandiloquent b. verbal • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 expressed with a view to persuasive or impressive effect; artificial or extravagant in language. 2 of the nature of rhetoric. 3 a of or relating to the art of rhetoric. b given to rhetoric; oratorical. Phrases and idioms rhetorical question a question asked not for information but to produce an effect, e.g. who cares? for nobody cares. Derivatives rhetorically adv. Etymology: ME f. L rhetoricus f. Gk rhetorikos (as RHETOR) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. риторический rhetorical effort —- речь, построенная по всем правилам ораторского искусства rhetorical question —- риторический вопрос a man of great rhetorical power —- великолепный оратор 2. напыщенный, высокопарный rhetorical prose —- высокопарная (цветистая) проза ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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