diction

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: dic=tion

OXFORD DICTIONARY

diction, n.
1 the manner of enunciation in speaking or singing.
2 the choice of words or phrases in speech or writing.

Etymology

F diction or L dictio f. dicere dict- say

THESAURUS

diction

articulation, delivery, elocution, enunciation, expression, expressiveness, inflection, intonation, language, oratory, parlance, phrase, phraseology, phrasing, presentation, pronunciation, rhetoric, speech, terminology, usage, verbalism, verbiage, vocabulary, wordage, wording

ROGET THESAURUS

diction

Style

N style, diction, phraseology, wording, manner, strain, composition, mode of expression, choice of words, mode of speech, literary power, ready pen, pen of a ready writer, command of language, authorship, la morgue litteraire, le style c'est de l'homme, style is the dress of thoughts, Various Qualities of Style.