-diction(word root) speechExamples of words with the root -diction: contradictionAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreedic·tion (d?k?sh?n)n.1. Choice and use of words in speech or writing.2. Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation.[Middle English diccion, a saying, word, from Old French, from Latin dicti?, dicti?n-, rhetorical delivery, from dictus, past participle of d?cere, to say, speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]dic?tion·al adj.dic?tion·al·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.diction (?d?k??n) n1. (Linguistics) the choice and use of words in writing or speech2. (Phonetics & Phonology) the manner of uttering or enunciating words and sounds; elocution[C15: from Latin dicti? a saying, mode of expression, from d?cere to speak, say]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014dic?tion (?d?k ??n) n. 1. style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words. 2. the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by a speaker or singer; enunciation. [1400?50; late Middle English diccion BBC English The speech of the announcers of the British Broadcasting Corporation, generally accepted as the epitome of correct British English pronunciation until the early 1970s, when announcers (?presenters? in England) with regional accents were allowed on the air. The term is often used disparagingly due to its connotations of affectation and pretentiousness:Critics who enjoy making fun of what they are pleased to call ?B.B.C. English? might with profit pay occasional visits to the other side of the Atlantic, in order to hear examples of our language as broadcast where there are no official ?recommendations to announcers.? (Listener, 1932)The expression is rapidly losing its significance.the King?s English Perfectly spoken English; also, the Queen?s English. The British monarch has long been considered the paragon of flawless diction, notwithstanding the fact that many of the kings and queens spoke with heavy accents. The expression was used in Shakespeare?s Merry Wives of Windsor:Abusing of God?s patience, and the King?s English. (I, iv)Received Pronunciation British English as spoken at Oxford and Cambridge, and in England?s public schools; often abbreviated RP. This term describes the speech of England?s cultured, educated class; it has no dialectal or regional characteristics or boundaries but is recognized throughout the country as the hallmark of the educated Englishman.