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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diction/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diction/#x1)
- The old book has a stiff, formal diction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diction/#x2)
- Good diction helps an actor to be understood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diction/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diction» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diction/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.