Definitions
the manner in which something is expressed in words
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“the identification of the poetic impulse with sonorous diction”
“His poor diction meant that most of the audience didn't really understand the key points of the presentation.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Speaking clarity”7 letters
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