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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Rethoriciane, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. rethoricyen (Lydgate), MF rhétoricien, rettoricien (late 14th c. in Larousse), L. rhētoricus or rhētorica.] A master of rhetoric; an eloquent writer. — c1600 Montg. Suppl. iv 17.
O happie war the rethoriciane That with sueit wourdis wald lament it!
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