diction
noun
[ ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n ]
• the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
• "Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction"
Similar:
phraseology,
phrasing,
turn of phrase,
choice of words,
wording,
language,
parlance,
usage,
vocabulary,
terminology,
expression,
idiom,
style,
locution,
lingo,
idiolect,
• the style of enunciation in speaking or singing.
• "she began imitating his careful diction"
Similar:
enunciation,
articulation,
elocution,
locution,
pronunciation,
speech,
speech pattern,
manner of speaking,
intonation,
inflection,
delivery,
utterance,
speech-making,
public speaking,
declamation,
oratory,
fluency,
Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting a word or phrase): from Latin dictio(n- ), from dicere ‘to say’.
