locution Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
saying; expression.
- pardon the expression
WordNet
Lo*cu"tion noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
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.
