locution

noun lo·cu·tion \lō-ˈkyü-shən\

: a particular way of using words : a word or phrase

Full Definition of LOCUTION

: a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing; especially : a word or expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level

: style of discourse : phraseology

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Origin of LOCUTION

Middle English locucion, from Anglo-French, from Latin locution-, locutio, from loqui to speak

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to LOCUTION

Synonyms: fashion, style, manner, mode, phraseology, tone, vein

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

Rhymes with LOCUTION

ablution, Confucian, dilution, elution, pollution, solution

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