Diction
21DICTION — n. f. Manière de dire, de prononcer un discours, des vers, etc. Cet orateur a une diction lourde et traînante. Professeur de diction …
22diction — n. clear diction * * * [ dɪkʃ(ə)n] clear diction …
23diction — dic|tion [ˈdıkʃən] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: dictio speaking , from dicere to say ] 1.) the way in which someone pronounces words clear/perfect/good etc diction ▪ She had perfect diction. 2.) the choice and use of words and phrases …
24diction — noun 1) his careful diction Syn: enunciation, articulation, elocution, locution, pronunciation, speech, intonation, inflection; delivery 2) her diction was archaic Syn: phraseology, phrasing …
25diction — /ˈdɪkʃən / (say dikshuhn) noun 1. style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words: good diction; a Latin diction. 2. the degree of distinctness with which speech sounds are uttered; enunciation. {Latin dictio saying} …
26diction — noun Etymology: Latin diction , dictio speaking, style, from dicere to say; akin to Old English tēon to accuse, Latin dicare to proclaim, dedicate, Greek deiknynai to show, dikē judgment, right Date: 1581 1. obsolete verbal description …
27diction — See diction, vocabulary …
28diction — noun (U) 1 the way in which someone pronounces words: Actors have training in diction. 2 the choice and use of words and phrases to express meaning, especially in literature or poetry …
29diction — n. 1 the manner of enunciation in speaking or singing. 2 the choice of words or phrases in speech or writing. Etymology: F diction or L dictio f. dicere dict say …
30diction, vocabulary — Diction is the choice and use of words for the expression of ideas. The word comes from Latin dictio, which means saying, word, and which appears in such familiar terms as dictionary, dictator, and dictate. Diction has been broadened in meaning… …