word
rhetorical question
reh-TOR-ih-kul KWES-chun
rɪˈtɒrɪkəl ˈkwɛstʃənListen
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Syllable breakdown
rhetoricalquestion
Dictionary meaning
question asked for effect rather than to obtain an answer; a question to which no response is expected
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