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Noun [English]

IPA: /loʊ̯ˈkju.ʃn̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-locution.wav Forms: locutions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin locūtiō, locūtiōnem (“speech”), from loquor (“speak”). Compare the French cognate locution. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|locūtiō|locūtiō, locūtiōnem|speech}} Latin locūtiō, locūtiōnem (“speech”), {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} locution (countable and uncountable, plural locutions)
  1. A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals): израз (izraz) [masculine] (Bulgarian), идиом [idiomatic, masculine] (Bulgarian), sanontatapa (Finnish), έκφραση (ékfrasi) [feminine] (Greek), ιδιωματισμός (idiomatismós) [masculine] (Greek), locution (Interlingua), lokucja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-locution-en-noun-V7R6jBir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 20 36 7 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 45 23 26 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 21 30 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 17 26 5 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 33 4 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 21 27 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 42 20 29 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 46 21 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 43 22 31 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 18 35 8 Disambiguation of 'phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals': 64 21 11 4
  2. The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way): έκφραση (ékfrasi) [feminine] (Greek), locution (Interlingua), lokucja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-locution-en-noun-1cSr3bJJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 20 36 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 17 26 5 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 33 4 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 18 35 8 Disambiguation of 'use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way': 11 84 4 1
  3. Style of discourse or usage, or any particular utterance in such style. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-locution-en-noun-Zku5YFrC Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 20 36 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 17 26 5 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 33 4 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 18 35 8
  4. (religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Translations (supernatural revelation): ilmestys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-locution-en-noun-O5~c1lae Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'supernatural revelation': 5 3 2 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: locute, locutionary, locutive

Noun [French]

IPA: /lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-locution.ogg Forms: locutions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin locūtiōnem (“speech”), from loqui (“speak”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|locūtiō|locūtiōnem|speech}} Borrowed from Latin locūtiōnem (“speech”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} locution f (plural locutions)
  1. phrase, locution Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-locution-fr-noun-UHvTnLgq Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 17 26 5 15 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 15 33 4 14 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 81 19
  2. (linguistics) locution (a group of words with the grammatical value of a single word) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-locution-fr-noun-VYTyXKFR Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: syntagme
Derived forms: locution adjectivale, locution adjective, locution adverbiale, locution conjonctive, locution déterminative, locution figée, locution interjective, locution nominale, locution postpositive, locution prépositionnelle, locution prépositive, locution pronominale, locution verbale, locutionnel

Inflected forms

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      "name": "uder"
    }
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "illocution"
    },
    {
      "word": "interlocution"
    },
    {
      "word": "interlocutor"
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Another way fathers impact sons is that sons, one their voices have changed in puberty, invariably answer the telephone with the same locutions and intonations of their fathers.",
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        }
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        "uncountable"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights, page 299:",
          "text": "So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution \"I promise\".",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        {
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        }
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        "Style of discourse or usage, or any particular utterance in such style."
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          "Style",
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          "utterance#English"
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
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        "A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint."
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        [
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/loʊ̯ˈkju.ʃn̩/"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izraz",
      "sense": "phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "израз"
    },
    {
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      ],
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      "sense": "phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals",
      "word": "sanontatapa"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "ιδιωματισμός"
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      "sense": "phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals",
      "word": "locution"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lokucja"
    },
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      "roman": "ékfrasi",
      "sense": "use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lokucja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "supernatural revelation",
      "word": "ilmestys"
    }
  ],
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    "locution"
  ],
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}

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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "locution adjectivale"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution adjective"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution adverbiale"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution conjonctive"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution déterminative"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution figée"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution interjective"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution nominale"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution postpositive"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution prépositionnelle"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution prépositive"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution pronominale"
    },
    {
      "word": "locution verbale"
    },
    {
      "word": "locutionnel"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "locūtiōnem",
        "5": "speech"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "locutions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "syntagme"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "phrase, locution"
      ],
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          "phrase"
        ],
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          "locution",
          "locution#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "fr:Linguistics"
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        "locution (a group of words with the grammatical value of a single word)"
      ],
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        [
          "linguistics",
          "linguistics"
        ],
        [
          "locution",
          "locution#English"
        ],
        [
          "Trésor de la langue française informatisé",
          "w:Trésor de la langue française informatisé"
        ]
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        "(linguistics) locution (a group of words with the grammatical value of a single word)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-locution.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "locution"
}

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