rhetoric synonyms

rhetoric

n.

  1. Speech

    composition, discourse, oratory, oration; see eloquence 1, speech 3.

  2. Grandiloquence

    bombast, high-flown language, empty talk; see euphuism, flatulence, wordiness.

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