locution

1 English

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1.1 Etymology

From Latin locūtiō (“speech”), from loquor (“speak”).Confer cognate French locution.

1.2 Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /loʊ̯ˈkju.ʃn̩/

1.3 Noun

locution (plural locutions)

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

The television show host is widely recog-nized for his all-too-common locutions.

2. The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or spe-cialized way.

• 1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm ofRights (page 299)

So it cannot be supposed thatpromisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makesa promise only if he or she uses thelocution “I promise”.

3. A supernatural revelation where a religious figure,statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

1.3.1 Derived terms

• circumlocution

• locutionary

1.3.2 Related terms

• colloquial

• colloquium

• colloquy

• eloquent

• grandiloquent

• illocution

• interlocutor

• interlocution

• loquacious

• perlocution

• soliloquy

1.4 References

• locution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictio-nary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

• locution in The Century Dictionary, The CenturyCo., New York, 1911

• locution at OneLook Dictionary Search

2 French

2.1 Etymology

From Latin locūtiō (“speech”), from loqui (“speak”).

2.2 Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/

2.3 Noun

locution f (plural locutions)

1. phrase, locution

2.3.1 Derived terms

• locution adverbiale

• locution conjonctive

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2 2 FRENCH

2.4 External links

• “locution” in le Trésor de la langue française infor-matisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Lan-guage).

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