locution

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

locutions

1.
(countable, uncountable)A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
The television show host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions.
2.
(countable, uncountable)The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.
3.
(countable, uncountable)Style of discourse or usage, or any particular utterance in such style.
informal locutions
4.
(countable, uncountable)(religion) A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

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mislocutionprelocutionprolocution ventrilocution locutionarylocutivelocute

Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.

Nguồn gốc từ

Borrowed from Latin locūtiō, locūtiōnem (speech), from loquor (speak). Compare the fr cognate locution.