"rhetorical device" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rhetorical devices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhetorical device (plural rhetorical devices)
  1. A phrase (set phrase or created phrase) that uses reduplication, onomatopoeia, or other phonetic markers that increase memorability and “musicality” (making rhetoric pleasing or entertaining). Translations (type of phrase): 修辭手法 /修辞手法 (xiūcí shǒufǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 修辭手段 /修辞手段 (xiūcí shǒuduàn) (Chinese Mandarin), tehokeino (Finnish), figura retórica [feminine] (Galician), Hilfsmittel [neuter] (German), μεταφορά (metaforá) [feminine] (Greek), אמצעי רטורי (emca'í retóri) [masculine] (Hebrew), stíluseszköz (Hungarian), procedimento [masculine] (Italian), фигу́ра (figúra) [feminine] (Macedonian), сре́дство (srédstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), хэрэглүүр (xereglüür) (Mongolian), dispositivo [masculine] (Portuguese), приём (prijóm) [masculine] (Russian), фигу́ра (figúra) [feminine] (Russian), сре́дство (srédstvo) [neuter] (Russian), retorisk figur [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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