Definitions for diction

diction dic·tion

Spelling: [dik-shuh n]
IPA: /ˈdɪk ʃən/

Diction is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in diction (cdiinot).

Definitions for diction

noun

  1. style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
  2. the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation.

Origin of diction

1400-50; late Middle English diccion Late Latin dictiōn- (stem of dictiō) word, Latin: rhetorical delivery, equivalent to dict(us) said, spoken (past participle of dīcere) + -iōn- Examples for diction

These ten lines are a fair specimen of the diction of the entire volume.

The prime minister has also reportedly paid for diction lessons to smooth out her rough Neapolitan accent.

It is needless to expatiate on its poetic merit or felicity of diction.

My style is too finished, you understand, my diction too perfect.

The numbers are smooth and sprightly, and the diction is seldom faulty.

The diction is simple, the humor is soft and his subjects deal with the relatable details of daily life.

There was no "mine" or "thine" in the diction of the Wright brothers; only "we" and "ours."

The churches are now teaching that religion is action, not diction.

This is yet another masterpiece, even though the tone and diction are all wrong, and the proportions totally off.

There was a British woman with a mike who sounded smarter than everyone else, due to her Oxford diction.

Word Value for diction
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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