diction

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  1. noun Choice and use of words in speech or writing.
  2. noun Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation.

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  1. Middle English diccion, a saying, word, from Old French, from Latin dictiō, dictiōn-, rhetorical delivery, from dictus, past participle of dīcere, to say, speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French diction, Old French diction, dision = Spanish diccion = Portuguese dicção = Italian dizione = Dutch dictie = German diction = Danish Swedish diktion, from Latin dictio(n-), a saying, expression, kind of delivery, style, use of a word, Late Latin also a word (whence Middle Latin dictionarium, a dictionary), from dīcĕre, past participle dictus, say, tell, declare, name, appoint, related to dĭcāre, declare, proclaim, publish, = Greek δεικ-νύναι, show, point out, = Sanskrit √ diç, show, point out, = Goth, ga-teihan, tell, announce, = Old High German zīhan, Middle High German zīhen, German zeihen, accuse (whence Old High German zeigōn, Middle High German G. zeigen, point out), = Anglo-Saxon teón (orig. * tīhan), accuse. From the same Teutonic root come Anglo-Saxon tœ¯can, point out, English teach, and Anglo-Saxon tācn, English token, q. v. The L. dīcĕre and dĭcāre are the ult. sources of a great many English words: namely, from Latin dīcĕre, English dict, edict, verdict, dictum, ditto, etc., diction, dictionary, condition, addict, contradict, interdict, predict, addiction, contradiction, indiction, prediction, etc., benediction = benison, malediction = malison, valediction, etc.; from the freq. dictāre, English dictate, ditty, dight, indict, indite, etc.; from dĭcāre, English abdicate, dedicate, indicate, predicate, preach, predicament, etc., index, judge, judicate, adjudicate, etc.; from the Greek δεικνύναι, English deictic, apodictic, apodixis, etc.
 

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