latinate diction

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH L

latinate diction is a valid 16-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

L1A1T1I1N1A1T1E1D2I1C3T1I1O1N1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54

MEANING

What does latinate diction mean?