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diction
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dic·tion  (dkshn)
n.
1. Choice and use of words in speech or writing.
2. Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation.

[Middle English diccion, a saying, word, from Old French, from Latin dicti, dictin-, rhetorical delivery, from dictus, past participle of dcere, to say, speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

diction·al adj.
diction·al·ly adv.

diction
Noun
the manner of pronouncing words and sounds [Latin dicere to speak]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dictiondiction - the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
mumbling - indistinct enunciation
2.diction - the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
mot juste - the appropriate word or expression
verbalisation, verbalization - the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization

diction
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diction [ˈdɪkʃən] ndicción f
diction [ˈdɪkʃən] ndiction f, élocution f
diction [ˈdɪkʃən] nDiktion f
diction [ˈdɪkʃən] ndizione f

diction
n diction [ˈdikʃən]
the manner of speaking Her diction is always very clear.uitspraak, voordragأُسْلوب، طَريقَة كَلامдикцияdikceudtaledie Ausdrucksweiseάρθρωσηdicciónkõnemaneerطرز گفتار؛ کلامpuhetapadictionסִגנוֹן דִיבּוּרशब्दों का सही चुनावdikcija, stil izgovoraelőadásmódcara bicaraframsögndizione言葉づかい말투dikcija, tarsenadikcija; izteiksmes veidssebutanvoordrachtdiksjon, uttaledykcjadicçãodicţieдикцияdikciagovor, izražanjedikcijasätt att uttrycka sig, språkการเลือกคำมาใช้พูดหรือเขียนifade, söyleyiş措辭дикціяالفاظ کی ادائگی کا اندازcách nói

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A voice is really voices, a gathering of dictions and attitudes that coexist, not always harmoniously, like multiple personalities, or perhaps temperaments or humors.
The voices - in terms of their dictions, the tonalities, the specifics of the kinds of stories they tell - are very different.
 
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