Definition of diction

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Diction (n.) Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's poems..

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Contradictional :: Contradictional (a.) Contradictory; inconsistent; opposing.
Prefecture :: Prefecture (n.) The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence..
Fuero :: Fuero (n.) The jurisdiction of a tribunal.
Proscription :: Proscription (n.) The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction; prohibition.
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) The act of blessing.
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and decide controversies..
Interdiction :: Interdiction (n.) The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse; interdict.
Addiction :: Addiction (n.) The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.
Thanage :: Thanage (n.) The district in which a thane anciently had jurisdiction; thanedom.
Dimissory :: Dimissory (a.) Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting leave to depart.
Ban :: Ban (n.) An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription..
Vocabulary :: Vocabulary (n.) A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a word-book..
Prophetically :: Prophetically (adv.) In a prophetical manner; by way of prediction.
Chancellor :: Chancellor (n.) A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the United States is distinctively a court with equity jurisdiction..
Steward :: Steward (n.) In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands..
Lexicon :: Lexicon (n.) A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language..
Marque :: Marque (n.) A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals..
Papal :: Papal (a.) Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction..
Decree :: Decree (n.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of ecclesiastical councils..
Zamindari :: Zamindari (n.) The jurisdiction of a zamindar; the land possessed by a zamindar.
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