Definition for Locution:

• l[= o]- k[= u]' shun, n. the act of speaking: form of speaking, phraseology, a phrase.-- n. LOC'UTORY, a room for conversation, esp. in monastic establishments. [ L. locution-em-- loqui, locutus, to speak.]

Synonyms for Locution:

• n.

  •
  • cleft sentence,
  • collocate,
  • adjunct,
  • allomorph,
  • article,
  • words,
  • allophone,
  • case,
  • accusative,
  • antecedent.
  •articulation (noun)
  • elocution.
  •communication (noun)
  • expression,
  • locution,
  • saying.
  •diction (noun)
  • wordages,
  • in-flection,
  • de livery,
  • de-liveries,
  • in flection,
  • in-flections,
  • de-livery,
  • in flections,
  • de liveries,
  • gift gab.
  •elocution (noun)
  • voice cultures,
  • speechcrafts,
  • speechmakings,
  • voice productions.
  •expression (noun)
  • ex-position,
  • set phrases,
  • ex planations,
  • re mark,
  • choice words,
  • re marks,
  • ex planation,
  • turn phrase,
  • ex-positions,
  • choice of word,
  • ex-planations,
  • re-marks.
  •idiom (noun)
  • localisms,
  • provincialisms,
  • street talks.
  •phrase (noun)
  • figure of speech,
  • maxim,
  • epigram,
  • proverb,
  • mannerism,
  • paragraph,
  • adage,
  • catchphrase,
  • cliche,
  • slogan,
  • motto,
  • sentence,
  • clause,
  • euphemism,
  • metaphor.
  •phrasing (noun)
  • dialect,
  • accent,
  • articulation,
  • inflection.
  •speech (noun)
  • circumlocution,
  • dialog,
  • babbling,
  • recitation,
  • chattering,
  • discussion,
  • talking,
  • speaking,
  • remark,
  • oration,
  • chat,
  • chitchat,
  • voice,
  • debate,
  • spoken word,
  • allocution,
  • patter,
  • prattle,
  • jabbering,
  • report.
  •talk (noun)
  • dis-course,
  • dis course,
  • dis courses,
  • dis-courses.
  •term (noun)
  • de-nomination,
  • de nomination,
  • de nominations,
  • de-nominations.
  •terminology (noun)
  • onomasticses.
  •verbalization (noun)
  • verbalization.
  •word (noun)
  • lexeme,
  • morpheme,
  • morphemes.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • word.

Homophones for Locution:

• look down on, liston, location, listen, lecithin, lockdown, lookdown, legation, lighten, laxation, light within, ligation, lusitania, lagodon, lusitanian, liquidation, less than, lagidium, lysichiton, lectin, lysichitum, lasthenia, leucotomy, laughton, lookout man, last name, leukotomy, lusatian, lactation, listen in, luxation, light time, Lucy Stone, loxitane, Lake Tana, look out on, lygodium, lewiston.

Hypernym for Locution:

• n.

  • communication
    idiom, agrapha, shucks, phrase, adage, ambiguity, slogan, euphemism, anatomical reference, calque formation, tongue twister, advice and consent, idiomatic expression, dysphemism, proverb, set phrase, quip, byword, loan translation, epigram, saw, catchword, logion, maxim, shibboleth, anatomical, phrasal idiom, calque, southernism, motto, sumpsimus, axiom, beatitude.

Hyponym for Locution:

• n.

  • communication
    speech, speech communication, language, spoken language, spoken communication, oral communication, voice communication.