Definition
Plural of diction; different styles or manners of speaking or writing, or the choice of words used.
Etymology
From Latin dictio, from dicere 'to say.' The plural form follows standard English rules for creating plural nouns.
Kelly Says
When analyzing literature, scholars compare the 'dictions' of different authors—Shakespeare's diction sounds completely different from modern writers because of vocabulary and style choices!
Translations
BNবাংলা
শব্দকোষ
shob-dko-sho
CACatalà
diccionaris
di-k-shio-na-ris
CSČeština
slovníky
slo-v-ni-ky
DADansk
ordbøger
ord-bø-ger
DEDeutsch
Wörterbücher
VUR-ter-bʊ-x
ELΕλληνικά
λεξικό
leksi-ko
ESEspañol
dicciones
di-kSEE-o̅n-es
FAفارسی
دictionary
di-k-shon-e-ri
FISuomi
sanakirjat
san-a-kir-jat
FRFrançais
dictionnaires
di-kSHɔ̃-nɛʁ
HIहिन्दी
शब्दकोश
shabd-ko-sh
HUMagyar
szótárak
sho-ta-rak
IDBahasa Indonesia
kamus
ka-mus
ITItaliano
dictionari
di-kʃo-na-ˈri
MSBahasa Melayu
kamus
ka-mus
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြု
ska-ba-pru
NLNederlands
woordenboeken
vor-den-bo-ken
NONorsk
ordbøker
ord-bø-ker
PAPA
शਬ্দਕੋਸ਼
shabd-ko-sh
PLPolski
słowniki
slo-vnik-i
PTPortuguês
dicionários
di-ʃõ-na-ˈɾi.os
RORomână
dicționare
di-k-shio-na-re
RUРусский
словари
slo-va-ri
SVSvenska
ordböcker
ord-bo-ker
SWKiswahili
kamusi
ka-mu-si
TEతెలుగు
శబ్దకోశం
shab-dko-sham
THไทย
พจนานุกรม
phon-na-nu-kham
TLTL
diksiyonaryo
di-k-syo-na-ri-o
TRTürkçe
sözlükler
soh-lyuk-ler
UKУкраїнська
словники
slo-v-ni-ky
URاردو
لغت نامہ
lughat-na-ma
VITiếng Việt
bách khoa toàn thư
ba-ch khoa-toan-thu
ZUZU
isivumelwano
i-si-vu-me-lwa-no