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mot juste vs diction

diction vs mot juste

mot juste and diction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mot juste Yes No No No
diction Yes No No No
As nouns, diction is a hypernym of mot juste; that is, diction is a word with a broader meaning than mot juste:
  • mot juste: the appropriate word or expression
  • diction: the manner in which something is expressed in words
Other hypernyms of mot juste include choice of words, phraseology, phrasing, verbiage, wording.
mot juste (noun) diction (noun)
the appropriate word or expression the manner in which something is expressed in words
the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
Difference between mot juste and diction

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