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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