retórica

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See also: retorica and retòrica

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: re‧tó‧ri‧ca

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin rhētorica (“rhetoric”), from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).

Noun

retórica f (uncountable)

  1. rhetoric (art of using language for persuasion)
    Synonyms: eloquência, (colloquial) lábia, oratória
  2. rhetoric (meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress)
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

retórica

  1. feminine singular of retórico

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈtoɾika/
  • Rhymes: -oɾika
  • Syllabification: re‧tó‧ri‧ca

Etymology 1

From Latin rhētorica (“rhetoric”), from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).

Noun

retórica f (plural retóricas)

  1. rhetoric

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

retórica

  1. feminine singular of retórico

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