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diction - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'diction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Diction [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'diction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . diction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the manner in which something is expressed in words
Example in sentence:
  • use concise military verbiage