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Definition of Locution
1. Noun. A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations. "Pardon the expression"
Specialized synonyms: Beatitude, Logion, Calque, Calque Formation, Loan Translation, Advice And Consent, Ambiguity, Euphemism, Dysphemism, Shucks, Tongue Twister, Anatomical, Anatomical Reference, Southernism, Catchword, Motto, Shibboleth, Slogan, Axiom, Maxim, Epigram, Quip, Adage, Byword, Proverb, Saw, Idiom, Idiomatic Expression, Phrasal Idiom, Phrase, Set Phrase, Agrapha, Sumpsimus
Generic synonyms: Language, Oral Communication, Speech, Speech Communication, Spoken Communication, Spoken Language, Voice Communication
Derivative terms: Say
Definition of Locution
1. n. Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.
Definition of Locution
1. Noun. speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Locution
1. a particular form of expression [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Locution
Literary usage of Locution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"To dismiss, to separate, LOQUACIOUS, ad. -CITV. Talkative; free of speech ; too
free of speech ; full of chatter ; chattering. See locution. ..."
2. A New Pocket Dictionary of the English and French Languages by J. E. Wessely (1892)
"looft weather-tide of a locution, ... locution t form of speech, meaner of
speaking, [ship. .... locution ..."
3. Histoire de la Langue Français: études Sur Les Origines, L'étymologie, la by Emile Littré (1863)
"Un pied n'en échappa est une locution très-commune pour dire que personne
n'échappa ; dès lors on voit qu'il faut lire : N'en scet mais ..."
4. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... said of a horte'* Locomoteur, trice, smf. an engine Locomotion, sf. locomotion,
the power of change place , changing plar.e locution, st. locution, ..."
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