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dic·tion
 diction
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- pronunciation:
- dIk
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, esp. as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness.
- synonyms:
- phrasing, wording
- similar words:
- lexicon, rhetoric, style, terminology, usage, vocabulary
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| definition 2: |
way of pronouncing words; enunciation.
- synonyms:
- enunciation
- similar words:
- accent, articulation, elocution, intonation, stress
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| related words: |
language, locution, tongue |
adjective + (n.)diction
appropriate,
careful,
choral,
clear,
combined,
correct,
crisp,
critical,
elegant,
elevated,
english,
excessive,
female,
formal,
french,
impeccable,
perfect,
poetic,
polished,
precise,
proper,
rhythmic,
rich,
simple,
specific,
sufficient,
traditional
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verb + (n.)diction
adopt, blend, employ, enhance, fasten, improve, lack, mock, refer, reinforce, repeat, reply
noun + (n.)diction
accent,
articulation,
beauty,
breath,
brevity,
clarity,
class,
correctness,
countering,
distance,
dynamics,
emotion,
english,
enunciation,
fiction,
french,
idiom,
imagery,
intonation,
language,
lesson,
manner,
manual,
performance,
phrasing,
pitch,
poem,
poet,
poetry,
posture,
principle,
production,
pronunciation,
prosody,
quality,
rhetoric,
rhythm,
shift,
singer,
skin,
speaker,
speech,
structure,
style,
syntax,
tactic,
technique,
theme,
tone,
unit,
vocabulary,
voice,
vowel
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The word diction
contains the following parts:
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
  Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, benediction, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, contraindicate, dedicate, dictaphone, dictate, dictation, dictator, diction, dictionary, dictum, edict, indicate, indict, indictment, interdict, jurisdiction, malediction, predicate, predict, prediction, syndicate, valediction, valedictorian, verdict, veridical, predictable
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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