diction
1. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience • Syn: enunciation • Derivationally related forms: enunciate (for: enunciation) • Hypernyms: articulation • Hyponyms: mumbling 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 • Derivationally related forms: phrase (for: phrasing), word (for: wording) • Hypernyms: formulation, expression • Hyponyms: mot juste, verbalization, verbalisation
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