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词汇 rhetory
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Definition of rhetory in English:

rhetory

noun ˈrɛtəri
Scottish rare, archaic
  • Rhetoric; eloquence.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Robert Henryson (d. c1490), poet. Apparently either from rhetor + -y or an alteration of rhetoric with substitution of -y for the ending, perhaps after ancient Greek ῥητορεία oratory (from ῥήτωρ + -εία). Compare post-classical Latin rhetoria (in an undated text from Hungary).

Definition of rhetory in US English:

rhetory

nounˈrɛtəri
Scottish rare, archaic
  • Rhetoric; eloquence.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Robert Henryson (d. c1490), poet. Apparently either from rhetor + -y or an alteration of rhetoric with substitution of -y for the ending, perhaps after ancient Greek ῥητορεία oratory (from ῥήτωρ + -εία). Compare post-classical Latin rhetoria (in an undated text from Hungary).

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