Locution

Pronunciation

• IPA: /loʊ̯ˈkju.ʃnÌ©/

Origin

From Latin locūtiō ("speech"), from

loquor ("speak"). Confer cognate French locution.

Full definition of locution

Noun

1. A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage.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.
• 1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights (page 299)So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise".
3. A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

Derived terms

• circumlocution
• locutionary

Related terms

• colloquial
• colloquium
• colloquy
• eloquent
• grandiloquent
• illocution
• interlocutor
• interlocution
• loquacious
• perlocution
• soliloquy