diction (n.)

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

    [ Syn: enunciation ]

  2. the manner in which something is expressed in words; use concise military verbiage- G.S.Patton

    [ Syn: wording , phrasing , phraseology , choice of words , verbiage ]

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