diction

noun

the manner in which something is expressed in words

the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

Roots

dicodict- · Latin · say

Synonyms for diction

enunciationn phrasingn phraseologyn wordingn verbiagen elocutionn pronunciationn intonationn wordage vocabularyn

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