English dictionary
diction
/'d/I/k/S//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
Synonyms enunciationSource: WordNet 3.0
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the manner in which something is expressed in words
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the <i>diction</i> of Chaucer's poems.
Source: webster1913