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locution

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lo⋅cu⋅tion

  [loh-kyoo-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, esp. as used by a particular person, group, etc.
2. a style of speech or verbal expression; phraseology.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L locūtiōn- (s. of locūtiō) speech, style of speech, equiv. to locūt(us) (ptp. of loquī to speak) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
1. See phrase.
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lo·cu·tion   (lō-kyōō'shən)   
n.  

  1. A particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is used by a particular person or group.

  2. Style of speaking; phraseology.


[Middle English locucion, from Old French locution, from Latin locūtiō, locūtiōn-, from locūtus, past participle of loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

locution 
1432, from L. locutionem (nom. locutio) "a speaking," from locatus, pp. of loqui "to speak."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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