Locution
Pronunciation : Lo*cu"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. locutio, fr. loqui to speak: cf. F. locution. ]
Definition : Defn: 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
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