locution

English

colloquy
eloquent

Wikipedia

1.1

grandiloquent
illocution

Etymology

interlocutor

From Latin locti (speech), from loquor (speak).

Confer cognate French locution.

interlocution
loquacious

1.2

Pronunciation

IPA

(key)

1.3

perlocution
soliloquy

: /lokju.n/

1.4 References

Noun

locution in Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

locution (plural locutions)

1. A phrase or expression connected to an individual or
a group of individuals through repeated usage.

locution in The Century Dictionary, The Century

Co., New York, 1911
locution at OneLook Dictionary Search

The television show host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions.
2. The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.

2 French

1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of 2.1

Rights (page 299)

From Latin locti (speech), from loqui (speak).

So it cannot be supposed that

promisings dier from other wordgivings in that a word-giver makes
a promise only if he or she uses the
locution I promise.

2.2 Pronunciation

3. A supernatural revelation where a religious gure,

statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.
1.3.1

IPA(key) : /l.ky.sj /

2.3 Noun

Derived terms

locution f (plural locutions)

circumlocution
locutionary
1.3.2

Etymology

1. phrase, locution

Related terms

2.3.1 Derived terms

colloquial

locution adverbiale

colloquium

locution conjonctive
1

2 FRENCH

2.4

External links

locution in le Trsor de la langue franaise informatis (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses

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Text

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