diction
Signification (Anglais)
- (countable, uncountable) Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
- (countable, uncountable) The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.
- (countable, uncountable) Enunciation, pronunciation.
Synonymes
choice of words
torrent of words
raree-show
speech pattern
theatrical production
public presentation
Traductions
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈdɪkʃən/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From late Middle English diccion (“something said; a word or phrase”) (an obsolete sense in Modern English), borrowed directly from Latin dictiō (“a saying, speaking, uttering”) or from Old French dicïon (“word”) (Anglo-Norman dictyoun), from Late Latin dictiō (“word”), both from dīcō (“to say, to talk”) + -tiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, to point out”). The modern senses of “choice and use of words” and “clarity of word choice” were likely influenced by additional senses of dictiō.
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