| n. | 1. | Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; |
| Noun | 1. | diction - the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience Synonyms: enunciation |
| 2. | diction - the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton |