DICTION


Meaning of DICTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdik-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin diction-, dictio speaking, style, from dicere to say; akin to Old English tēon to accuse, Latin dicare to proclaim, dedicate, Greek deiknynai to show, dikē judgment, right

Date: 1581

1. obsolete : verbal description

2. : choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness

3.

a. : vocal expression : enunciation

b. : pronunciation and enunciation of words in singing

• dic·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• dic·tion·al·ly -ē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.