1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Locution

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is used by a particular person or group.

n. Style of speaking; phraseology.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of speaking.

n. Discourse; form or mode of speaking; phraseology; a phrase.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

Word Usage

"Republicans, who have come up with the mid-term locution of "Pledge to America" to appropriate a populist tone, have meanwhile, called for an end of the "government takeover" of Fannie and Freddie and a "shrinking of their portfolios.""

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

speech voice communication spoken language oral communication language

Hyponym

catchword epigram idiom beatitude proverb

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

phrase

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

othoepy parochialism Philistinism particularism localism