Definitions for Diction
ˈdɪk ʃəndic·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. enunciation, dictionnoun

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

2. wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiagenoun

   the manner in which something is expressed in words

   "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dictionnoun

   The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice, and presentation of said words.

2. Etymology: From the Latin dicere, to speak.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dictionnoun

   Stile; language; expression.

   Etymology: diction, French; dictio, Latin.

   There appears in every part of his diction, or expression, a kind of noble and bold purity. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diction

   Diction (Latin: dictionem (nom. dictio), "a saying, expression, word"), in its original meaning, is a writer's or speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story. In its common meaning, it is the distinctiveness of speech: the art of speaking so that each word is clearly heard and understood to its fullest complexity and extremity, and concerns pronunciation and tone, rather than word choice and style. This is more precisely and commonly expressed with the term enunciation or with its synonym, articulation.Diction has multiple concerns, of which register, the adaptation of style and formality to the social context, is foremost. Literary diction analysis reveals how a passage establishes tone and characterization, e.g. a preponderance of verbs relating physical movement suggests an active character, while a preponderance of verbs relating states of mind portrays an introspective character. Diction also has an impact upon word choice and syntax. Aristotle, in The Poetics (20), defines the parts of diction (λέξις) as the letter, the syllable, the conjunction, the article, the noun, the verb, the case, and the speech (λόγος), though one commentator remarks that "the text is so confused and some of the words have such a variety of meanings that one cannot always be certain what the Greek says, much less what Aristotle means."

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1. diction

   Diction refers to the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. It can reflect education, culture, class, and can significantly affect the style or tone of a piece of writing or speech. Diction can be formal or informal, abstract or concrete, old-fashioned or modern. It strongly influences the impact of the written or spoken words.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Dictionnoun

   choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Diction

   Diction, pronounced, in its original, primary meaning, refers to the writer's or the speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story. A secondary, common meaning of "diction" means the distinctiveness of speech, the art of speaking so that each word is clearly heard and understood to its fullest complexity and extremity, and concerns pronunciation and tone, rather than word choice and style. This secondary sense is more precisely and commonly expressed with the term enunciation, or with its synonym articulation. Diction has multiple concerns; register—words being either formal or informal in social context—is foremost. Literary diction analysis reveals how a passage establishes tone and characterization, e.g. a preponderance of verbs relating physical movement suggests an active character, while a preponderance of verbs relating states of mind portrays an introspective character. Diction also has an impact upon word choice and syntax. Diction comprises eight elements: Phoneme, Syllable, Conjunction, Connective, Noun, Verb, Inflection, and Utterance.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Diction

   dik′shun, n. a saying or speaking: manner of speaking or expressing: choice of words: style. [L., from dicĕre, dictum, to say.]

Matched Categories

1. • Articulation
   • Formulation

How to pronounce Diction?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Diction in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diction in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Diction in a Sentence

1. Sam Elliott:

   When I was looking for an agent, I went and met with this guy, they had a portfolio full of photographs and he was thumbing through these photographs and he closed the book and slid the book back over to me and said,' If I was Sam Elliott, I'd go back to Portland, Oregon and if Sam Elliott're going to stay in this town, Sam Elliott should take some voice and diction lessons and learn how to talk and get rid of that dialect.'.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Diction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diction
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Diction
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diction
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Diction
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Diction
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Diction