Locution
noun
A particular way of saying or using words or phrases.
His choice of locution revealed his upper class background.
Often appears as...
- specific locution
- choice of locution
noun
An unique phraseology and vocabulary used by a specific group of people.
The locution of teenagers often includes slang terms.
Often appears as...
- teenage locution
- locution of the urban people
noun
An act, instance, or manner of speaking.
He was criticized for his pompous locution during his speech.
Often appears as...
- pompous locution
- clear locution
noun
A particular way of saying or using words or phrases.
His choice of locution revealed his upper class background.
Often appears as...
- specific locution
- choice of locution
noun
An unique phraseology and vocabulary used by a specific group of people.
The locution of teenagers often includes slang terms.
Often appears as...
- teenage locution
- locution of the urban people
noun
An act, instance, or manner of speaking.
He was criticized for his pompous locution during his speech.
Often appears as...
- pompous locution
- clear locution
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Indicator
Locution reveals cultural or social background, indicating the speaker's education or origin.
Her refined locution hinted at an aristocratic upbringing.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Contexts
Use specific locutions in formal settings to convey professionalism and eloquence.
His address employed a sophisticated locution appropriate for diplomatic events.
Pro Tip 3/3Nuanced Meaning
Choose locutions deliberately to add layers of meaning or to affect your listener subtly.
The poet's locution stirred emotions through its vivid imagery.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Indicator
Locution reveals cultural or social background, indicating the speaker's education or origin.
Her refined locution hinted at an aristocratic upbringing.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Contexts
Use specific locutions in formal settings to convey professionalism and eloquence.
His address employed a sophisticated locution appropriate for diplomatic events.
Pro Tip 3/3Nuanced Meaning
Choose locutions deliberately to add layers of meaning or to affect your listener subtly.
The poet's locution stirred emotions through its vivid imagery.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Indicator
Locution reveals cultural or social background, indicating the speaker's education or origin.
Her refined locution hinted at an aristocratic upbringing.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Contexts
Use specific locutions in formal settings to convey professionalism and eloquence.
His address employed a sophisticated locution appropriate for diplomatic events.
Pro Tip 3/3Nuanced Meaning
Choose locutions deliberately to add layers of meaning or to affect your listener subtly.
The poet's locution stirred emotions through its vivid imagery.
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Video examples
Steven Pinker: What our...
but it can be used to try to transfer the mentality of sharing to groups that ordinarily would not be disposed to exercise it. For example, in brotherhoods, fraternal organizations, sororities, locutions like "the family of man," you try to get people who are not related
Video examples
Steven Pinker: What our...
but it can be used to try to transfer the mentality of sharing to groups that ordinarily would not be disposed to exercise it. For example, in brotherhoods, fraternal organizations, sororities, locutions like "the family of man," you try to get people who are not related
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Quote examples
Ayad Akhtar
American Actor
I consider myself to have been formed by a lot of the locutions and aesthetics and principles of the Muslim way of life, and those are an important part of my childhood and my identity.
Quote examples
Camille Paglia
American Author
I despise the phony, fancy-pants rhetoric of professors aping jargon-filled European locutions - which have blighted academic film criticism for over 30 years.
Quote examples
Ayad Akhtar
American Actor
I consider myself to have been formed by a lot of the locutions and aesthetics and principles of the Muslim way of life, and those are an important part of my childhood and my identity.
Quote examples
Camille Paglia
American Author
I despise the phony, fancy-pants rhetoric of professors aping jargon-filled European locutions - which have blighted academic film criticism for over 30 years.
Example 1 of 2
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