diction meaning
EN
[ˈdɪkʃən] [-ɪkʃən] 
US WDiction
- Diction (/ˈdɪkʃᵊn/; Latin: dictionem (nom. dictio), "a saying, expression, word"), in its original, primary meaning, refers to the writer's or the speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story.
- Diction has multiple concerns; register—words being either formal or informal in social context—is foremost. Literary diction analysis reveals how a passage establishes tone and characterization, e.g.
- Aristotle, in The Poetics (20) states that "Diction comprises eight elements: Phoneme, Syllable, Conjunction, Connective, Noun, Verb, Inflection, and Utterance.
- NounPLdictionsSUF-tion
- The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice, and presentation of said words.
- The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice, and presentation of said words.
Definition of diction in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "diction" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.