diction

Meaning

Noun

  • Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
  • The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.
  • Enunciation, pronunciation.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin dictio, from dictus, past participle of dicere, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ("to show, point out").

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