"diction" in the noun sense
1. enunciation, diction
the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
2. wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
the manner in which something is expressed in words
"use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
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