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locutionary

[ loh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee ]

adjective

, Philosophy, Linguistics.
  1. pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of locutionary1

First recorded in 1950–55; locution + -ary

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