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   diction

   /ˈdɪkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing: "Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction" Similar phraseologyphrasingturn of phrasechoice of wordswordinglanguageparlanceusagevocabularyterminologyexpressionidiomstylelocutioninformal:lingorare:idiolect
   • 2. the style of enunciation in speaking or singing: "she began imitating his careful diction" Similar enunciationarticulationelocutionlocutionpronunciationspeechspeech patternmanner of speakingintonationinflectiondeliveryutterancespeech-makingpublic speakingdeclamationoratoryfluency

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting a word or phrase): from Latin dictio(n-), from dicere ‘to say’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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