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Locution is an English word with synonyms like saying or expression. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Locution in a sentence

Related words

Locution | Locus

Locution meaning

  1. A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
  2. The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way.
  3. Style of discourse or usage, or any particular utterance in such style.

Synonyms of Locution

saying expression speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language language voice communication oral communication

Related words

Other words often associated with Locution or its synonyms:

communication word aspect demonstration manifestation communicating vocalization face nomenclature address look reflexion

Using Locution

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: saying, expression, speech, speech communication.

Context around Locution

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Locution

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

although his locution was slightly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

rather than retreating 1×

Common sentence endings:

his first speech 1×

Words around Locution

Just before it in the word index:

locusts 72 locust 131 locus 144 locums 5 locum 21 loctite 4

Just after it in the word index:

locutus 2 lod 30 loda 2 lodder 3 loddon 5 lode 34

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaargh 3 aabb 3 aabria 3 aacha 3 aacta 3 aadhi 3

Corpus analysis for Locution

  • In this selection, "locution" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include although his locution was slightly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "locution" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with locution

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Rather than retreating and issuing a correction, Taylor dug in, although his locution was slightly different on Thursday to the description in his first speech. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Rather than retreating and issuing a correction, Taylor dug in, although his locution was slightly different on Thursday to the description in his first speech. (25 words)

Example sentences (1)

Rather than retreating and issuing a correction, Taylor dug in, although his locution was slightly different on Thursday to the description in his first speech.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "locution" in a sentence?
An example: "Rather than retreating and issuing a correction, Taylor dug in, although his locution was slightly different on Thursday to the description in his first speech." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "locution" from authentic English texts.
What does "locution" mean?
Locution means: A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
What are synonyms of "locution"?
Common synonyms of "locution" include: saying, expression, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "locution" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "locution", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.