Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelocution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-lo-cu-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a mental planning act before a verbal locution in a speech act

Example Sentences

"On the Prelocutionary Act in Speech Events，https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103820/http://www.tronest.cn/Article.asp?id=1371565"

Etymology

From pre- + locution.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

prelocutions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

locution illocution perlocution prelocutionary

Questions

What does prelocution mean?: a mental planning act before a verbal locution in a speech act
Where does prelocution come from?: From pre- + locution.

How to pronounce prelocution

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