diction
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diction
- /ˈdɪk.ʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪkʃən
Where it comes from
From late Middle English diccion (“something said; a word or phrase”) (an obsolete sense in Modern English), borrowed directly from Latin dictiō (“a saying, speaking, uttering”) or from Old French dicïon (“word”) (Anglo-Norman dictyoun), from Late Latin dictiō (“word”), both from dīcō (“to say, to talk”) + -tiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, to point out”).
The modern senses of “choice and use of words” and “clarity of word choice” were likely influenced by additional senses of dictiō.
noun dictions
- Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication; the effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression. the identification of the poetic impulse with sonorous diction
- Enunciation, pronunciation, or both.
Translations
Talk about this word "diction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/diction. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. diction. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/diction "diction." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/diction.Cite this
@misc{diction_2026,
title = {diction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diction},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
