Diction

dik's hun, n. Choice of words; selection of terms; style; phraseology. — Dic'tum, n.; pi. -ta, -ta. An authoritative saying or a ertion. (Law.) A judicial opinion by judges on points not nece arily in the case. — Dictionary, -a-rl, n. A book in which words are alphabetically arranged and explained1: lexicon a; vocabulary; a work containing information in any department of knowledge, arranged alphabetically, under heads. Did. See Do. Didactic, -tical, di-dak'tik-al, a. Fitted or inclined to teach; arranged in a form suitable for instruc-; tion; preceptive.