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Definition of diction noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

diction

noun

NAmE//ˈdɪkʃn//

[uncountable]

1the way that someone pronounces words clear diction

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2(technology) the choice and use of words in literature Wordsworth rejected poetic diction in favor of ordinary language.

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