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Etymology

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Borrowed from English rhetoric.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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  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