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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορικός (rhētorikós).
Adjective
rhétorique (plural rhétoriques)
- rhetorical (part of or similar to rhetoric)
Derived terms
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)
- rhetoric
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