diction
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
Definition of diction
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
“the identification of the poetic impulse with sonorous diction”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
“the identification of the poetic impulse with sonorous diction”
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(countable, uncountable)The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.
“His poor diction meant that most of the audience didn't really understand the key points of the presentation.”
- (countable, uncountable)Enunciation, pronunciation.
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Etymology
From late Middle English diccion (“something said; a word or phrase”) (an obsolete sense in Modern English), borrowed directly from Latin dictiō (“a saying, speaking, uttering”) or from Old French…
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From late Middle English diccion (“something said; a word or phrase”) (an obsolete sense in Modern English), borrowed directly from Latin dictiō (“a saying, speaking, uttering”) or from Old French dicïon (“word”) (Anglo-Norman dictyoun), from Late Latin dictiō (“word”), both from dīcō (“to say, to talk”) + -tiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, to point out”). The modern senses of “choice and use of words” and “clarity of word choice” were likely influenced by additional senses of dictiō.
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