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locution

 
Dictionary: lo·cu·tion   (lō-kyū'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. A particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is used by a particular person or group.
  2. Style of speaking; phraseology.

[Middle English locucion, from Old French locution, from Latin locūtiō, locūtiōn-, from locūtus, past participle of loquī, to speak.]


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noun

  1. A sound or combination of sounds that symbolizes and communicates a meaning: expression, term, word. See words.
  2. A word or group of words forming a unit and conveying meaning: expression, phrase. See words.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
  Synonyms: saying, expression


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - talemåde, vending, udtryk, udtryksmåde

Nederlands (Dutch)
spreekwijze, zegswijze, leer van de uitspraak

Français (French)
n. - locution

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausdruck(sweise), Redewendung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έκφραση, λεκτικό (σχήμα), φρασεολογία, φραστικό ύφος

Italiano (Italian)
espressione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - locução (f)

Русский (Russian)
оборот речи

Español (Spanish)
n. - locución

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - talesätt, vändning, (idiomatiskt) uttryck, uttryckssätt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
独特的措辞, 说话风格, 惯用语

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 獨特的措辭, 說話風格, 慣用語

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 말씨 , 말투, 관용어법

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 話しぶり, 慣用語法, 言い回し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عبارة, تعبير, أسلوب الكلام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מילה או ניב, סיגנון דיבור‬


 
 
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Irishry (Irish people)
born and bred (Idiom)
bide one's time (Idiom)

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