locution
/loʊ̯ˈkju.ʃn̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The television show host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions."
- "Another way fathers impact sons is that sons, once their voices have changed in puberty, invariably answer the telephone with the same locutions and intonations of their fathers."
- "So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise"."
- "informal locutions"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: locūtiō