DICTION - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the manner in which something is expressed in words

Example: use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

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

Synonyms

Verbiage, Phraseology, Wording, Diction, Phrasing

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "diction" comes from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-, which was borrowed from Latin dictio.

🧩 Fun Fact

Proto-Indo-European is the ancestor of over 400 languages spoken by nearly half the world's population.

🎵 Words that Rhyme with Diction

Addiction Affliction Benediction Constriction Contradiction Conviction Crucifixion Depiction Dereliction Eviction Fiction Friction Infliction Interdiction Jurisdiction Nonfiction Prediction Restriction

➡️ Words that Start with DI

Disorganizing Discording Displacements Dirtily Discus Dihybrid Dissociations Disorganizations Dialectics Dissemblers Diastolic Dimenhydrinate

Words that End with ON ⬅️

Option Oration Orchestration Ordination Oregon Organisation Organization Organon Orientation Origination Orion Orison