レトリック

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English rhetoric.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

レトリック • (retorikku) 

  1. synonym of 修辞学 (shūjigaku, “rhetoric”)
  2. synonym of 修辞 (shūji, “rhetoric (art of using language)”)
  3. clever expression like sophistry

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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