locution
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From Latin locūtiō (“‘speech’”), from loqui (“‘speak’”): confer French locution.
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locution (plural locutions)
- speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.
- I hate these figures in locution, These about phrases forced by ceremony. -Marston.
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- locution in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- locution in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- locution at OneLook® Dictionary Search
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Latin locūtiō (“‘speech’”), from loqui (“‘speak’”).
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[edit] Noun
locution f. (plural locutions)
