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Diction: meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge University Press, 2026
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- What it is
- The Cambridge Dictionary entry for diction, combining the Cambridge Advanced Learner's and Academic Content dictionaries. It defines diction as the manner in which words are pronounced.
- How much weight it carries
- A standard learner's and academic dictionary from Cambridge University Press. It gives one sense only, pronunciation, so it does not cover the older sense of diction as choice of words.
Facts taken from this source
- The Cambridge English Dictionary defines diction, an uncountable noun, as the manner in which words are pronounced.
“the manner in which words are pronounced” (Entry for diction (noun))