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diction
[ dik-shuhn ]
noun
- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
good diction.
- the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation.
diction
/ ˈdɪkʃən /
noun
- the choice and use of words in writing or speech
- the manner of uttering or enunciating words and sounds; elocution
diction
- The choice of words. Diction is effective when words are appropriate to an audience. A man might refer to his car as his “wheels” in casual conversation with a friend, but if he were writing an essay for a group of economists, he would write, “People base their decision to buy an automobile on the following considerations,” not “People base their decision to buy wheels on the following considerations.”
Other Words From
- diction·al adjective
- diction·al·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of diction1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The diction is simple, the humor is soft and his subjects deal with the relatable details of daily life.
Classical allusions, poetical turns of phrase, antique diction, recondite words.
The prime minister has also reportedly paid for diction lessons to smooth out her rough Neapolitan accent.
This is yet another masterpiece, even though the tone and diction are all wrong, and the proportions totally off.
There was a British woman with a mike who sounded smarter than everyone else, due to her Oxford diction.
But give me a comprehensive idea of the place, in your own inimitable unvarnished diction.
Cibber almost new wrote the whole, and the last act was entirely his in conduct, sentiment and diction.
The critics say that his sublimity of diction is sometimes carried to an extreme, so that his language becomes inflated.
Tragedy is a drama in which the diction is dignified, the movement impressive, and the ending unhappy.
He loved a correct and classic diction, and never underrated style, so long as style was not an excuse for poverty of thought.
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