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Locution

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Noun

1. expression, locution, saying

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

Example Sentences:
'pardon the expression'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Locution

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noun
1. 
a word, phrase, or expression
2. 
manner or style of speech or expression

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Locution

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noun
1. 
a word, phrase, or expression
2. 
a particular style of speech; phraseology

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Locution

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n.
1. A particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is used by a particular person or group.
2. Style of speaking; phraseology: "My elderly patients teach me the locution of circumspection and concern" (Bernard Lown).

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