diction

«diction» in Mova's school dictionary: the way a person chooses and says words, especially how… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (diction, no plural)

meaning for a pupil

Diction is the way a person chooses and says words, especially how clear or grand their speech or writing is. tree →

sense in the lessons

in lessons about stories, it names the style of words an author uses; a writer's diction can be plain or grand

examples

• Her diction was so clear that every word could be heard. tree →
• The old book has a stiff, formal diction. tree →
• Good diction helps an actor to be understood. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diction» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.