Diction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːvzdɹɑːpɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪkʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːvzdɹɑːpɚz/.

Examples

use concise military verbiage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wording enunciation phrasing verbiage phraseology choice of words

Parts of Speech

noun	the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
noun	the manner in which something is expressed in words; - G.S.Patton “use concise military verbiage”

Word Forms

enunciate	verb	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
word	verb	put into words or an expression
phrase	verb	put into words or an expression

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diktion

die Artikulation von Sprache unter dem Gesichtspunkt ihrer Verständlichkeit für das Publikum

🇪🇸Spanish

dicción

la articulación del habla considerada desde el punto de vista de su inteligibilidad para la audiencia

🇮🇹Italian

dizione

l'articolazione del discorso considerata dal punto di vista della sua intelligibilità per il pubblico

🇳🇱Dutch

dictie

de articulatie van spraak, bekeken vanuit het oogpunt van begrijpelijkheid voor het publiek

🇵🇹Portuguese

dicção

a articulação da fala considerada do ponto de vista de sua inteligibilidade para o público

🇷🇺Russian

дикция

артикуляция речи, рассматриваемая с точки зрения ее разборчивости для слушателей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शब्द-चयन

भाषण की अभिव्यक्ति को दर्शकों के लिए उसकी सुगमता के दृष्टिकोण से माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শব্দভাষা

শ্রোতাদের কাছে তার বোধগম্যতার দৃষ্টিকোণ থেকে বিবেচিত বক্তব্যের উচ্চারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

டிக்ஷன்

பேச்சின் உச்சரிப்பு பார்வையாளர்களுக்கு அதன் புத்திசாலித்தனத்தின் பார்வையில் இருந்து கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

డిక్షన్

ప్రసంగం యొక్క ఉచ్చారణ ప్రేక్షకులకు దాని తెలివితేటల కోణం నుండి పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

शब्दलेखन

श्रोत्यांसाठी त्याच्या सुगमतेच्या दृष्टिकोनातून भाषणाचा उच्चार

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાણી

પ્રેક્ષકોને તેની બુદ્ધિગમ્યતાના દૃષ્ટિકોણથી ગણવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಕ್ಷನ್

ಭಾಷಣದ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಅದರ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನದಿಂದ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിക്ഷൻ

സംഭാഷണത്തിൻ്റെ ഉച്ചാരണം പ്രേക്ഷകർക്ക് അതിൻ്റെ ബുദ്ധിശക്തിയുടെ വീക്ഷണകോണിൽ നിന്ന് പരിഗണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀ

ਸਰੋਤਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਇਸਦੀ ਸੂਝ-ਬੂਝ ਦੇ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀਕੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਸਮਝੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈکشن

تقریر کے بیان کو سامعین کے لئے اس کی سمجھ بوجھ کے نقطہ نظر سے سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

措辞

从听众可理解性的角度来看演讲的清晰度

🇯🇵Japanese

辞書

聴衆への分かりやすさの観点から見たスピーチの明瞭さ

🇰🇷Korean

어법

청중이 이해할 수 있다는 관점에서 연설의 표현을 표현하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát âm

sự phát âm của lời nói được xem xét từ quan điểm về mức độ dễ hiểu của nó đối với khán giả

🇹🇭Thai

พจน์

การเปล่งคำพูดที่พิจารณาจากมุมมองของความเข้าใจของผู้ฟัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

artikulasi

artikulasi tuturan dilihat dari sudut pandang kejelasannya kepada khalayak

🇵🇭Filipino

diksyon

ang artikulasyon ng pananalita na isinasaalang-alang mula sa punto ng pananaw ng pagiging madaling maunawaan nito sa madla

🇲🇾Malay

diksi

artikulasi ucapan yang dipandang dari sudut kefahamannya kepada khalayak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الالقاء

نطق الكلام من وجهة نظر وضوحه للجمهور

🇮🇷Persian

دیکشنری

بیان گفتار از نقطه نظر قابل فهم بودن آن برای مخاطب مورد توجه قرار می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

diksiyon

Konuşmanın dinleyiciler için anlaşılabilirliği açısından değerlendirilen eklemlenmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיקצִיָה

ניסוח הדיבור הנחשב מנקודת המבט של מובנותו לקהל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'diction'?

The primary meaning of 'diction' is 'the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'diction' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'diction' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'diction' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'diction' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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