Definition of "diction" []

• Choice and use of words in speech or writing. (noun)
• Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Shit, now my diction is all off b/c I in no way intend to equate you or anyone with blogtards."
• "Is this about intellect or insane skills in diction?"
• "I think it's the sort of piece where if the diction is really energetically articulated, it carries a lot of the musical line with it, and the mezzo's diction was particularly clear."