locution

Plural: locutions

Noun

• A particular form of expression; a phrase or idiom.
• a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
• A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
• The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.
• Style of discourse or usage, or any particular utterance in such style.
• A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint.

Examples

• Her chosen locution for the bingo was both elegant and high-scoring.
• informal locutions
• The television show host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions.

Synonyms

expression, saying

Related Words

circumlocution, colloquial, colloquium, colloquy, elocution, eloquent, grandiloquent, illocution, interlocution, interlocutor, loquacious, perlocution, soliloquy