ləˈkyu adjective Philosophy, Linguistics.
(of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
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perlocution (ˌpɜːlɒˈkjuːʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| philosophy Compare illocution Also called: perlocutionary act the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person | |
| [C16 (in the obsolete sense: the action of speaking): from Medieval or New Latin perlocūtiō; see | |
| perlo'cutionary | |
| —adj | |
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Perlocutionary
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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