Usually means: Question not requiring an answer.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word rhetorical question:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. rhetorical question: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. rhetorical question: Merriam-Webster
  3. rhetorical question: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. rhetorical question: Collins English Dictionary
  5. rhetorical question: Vocabulary.com
  6. rhetorical question: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. rhetorical question: Wiktionary
  8. rhetorical question: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. rhetorical question: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. rhetorical question: Dictionary.com
  11. Rhetorical question: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. rhetorical question: Rhymezone
  13. rhetorical question: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. rhetorical question: FreeDictionary.org
  15. rhetorical question: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. rhetorical question: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric (No longer online)
  2. Rhetorical Question: Glossary of English Grammar Terms
  3. Linguistic Glossary (No longer online)
  4. RHETORICAL QUESTION: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS

(Note: See rhetorical_questions as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (rhetorical question)

noun:  A question posed only for dramatic or persuasive effect.
noun:  (colloquial) A question to which the asker does not expect an answer.

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