diction

About 1.69 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication; the effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression.

   the identification of the poetic impulse with sonorous diction

2. noun Enunciation, pronunciation, or both.

Similar words

phrasing wording enunciation phraseology verbiage choice of words language expression articulation lexicon

Often followed by

and of is in was which that to as

Word family

dictional dictionally dictions