Locution
[loh-kyoo-shuh n] /loʊˈkyu ʃən/
noun
1.
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
2.
a style of speech or verbal expression; phraseology.
/ləʊˈkjuːʃən/
noun
1.
a word, phrase, or expression
2.
manner or style of speech or expression
n.
“style of speech,” early 15c., from Latin locutionem (nominative locutio) “a speaking, speech, discourse; way of speaking,” noun of action from past participle stem of loqui “to speak,” from PIE root *tolk(w)- (cf. Old Irish ad-tluch- “to thank,” to-tluch- “to ask;” Old Church Slavonic tloko “interpretation, explanation”). Related: Locutionary.
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