Locution - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ləˈkjuːʃn|  American pronunciation of the word locution
Brit.  |ləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word locution

noun

- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (syn: expression, saying)

Extra examples

We were taught to avoid certain locutions when speaking.

...in the poet's somewhat affected locution, word order is often reversed and so we have “the sea serene”...

Word forms

noun
singular: locution
plural: locutions
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