diction
IPA: dˈɪkʃʌn
noun
- Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
- The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.
- (theater) Enunciation, pronunciation.
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Examples of "diction" in Sentences
- The diction is pure and well chosen.
- The novel is written in a poetic diction.
- Diction is the choice of which word to use.
- The work is literary though the diction is simple.
- The article is written using AE syntax and diction.
- The tone and diction of this article are a little askew.
- Her articulation and diction add to the charm of her discourse.
- The diction of universally versus generally is really meaningless.
- Grandiloquence is speech or writing marked by pompous or bombastic diction.
- It is written in the Midland dialect, and is surprisingly modern in diction.
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