LOCUTION

saying, expression, locution

(noun) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; “pardon the expression”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

locution (plural locutions)

A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage.

The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.

(religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

Source: Wiktionary


Lo*cu"tion, n. Etym: [L. locutio, fr. loqui to speak: cf. F. locution. ]

Definition: Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression. " Stumbling locutions." G. Eliot. I hate these figures in locution, These about phrases forced by ceremony. Marston.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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