What is a trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you. Beattie called?
communication — (Rhet.) A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we, instead of I or you. Beattie. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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