English to English noun
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using language effectively to please or persuade | | source: wordnet30
2 |
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | | Example: the grandiosity of his prose an excessive ornateness of language
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3 |
loud and confused and empty talk | | Example: mere rhetoric
source: wordnet30
4 |
study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) | | source: wordnet30
5 |
The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in prose. | | source: webster1913
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