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locution
noun
Definition of
locution noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
locution
noun
/
loʊˈkyuʃn
/
(
technical
)
1
[
uncountable
]
a style of speaking
2
[
countable
]
a particular phrase, especially one used by a particular group of people