locution

/lou'kju:ʃn/

Thân thiện

A common locution in that region is "fair to middling."

Definition

Noun: 1. A particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one used by a specific group of people or in a specific context. 2. A style or manner of speaking or phrasing; a particular form of expression.

Examples of Usage

• As a specific phrase:
  • "The legal document was filled with complex locutions that were difficult for a layperson to understand."
  • "Pardon the locution, but that's just how we say it around here."
• As a manner of expression:
  • "The poet's elegant locution made even simple ideas sound profound."
  • "His formal locution was more suited to a courtroom than a casual conversation."

Advanced Usage

• "Pardon the locution": A polite phrase used to apologize for using a particular, often informal or potentially offensive, expression.
  • He said, "Pardon the locution, but that plan is dead in the water."

Variants and Related Words

• Idiom (n): A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from the individual words (e.g., "kick the bucket"). An idiom is a type of locution.
• Colloquialism (n): A word or phrase that is used in ordinary or familiar conversation, not in formal speech or writing. A colloquialism is a type of locution.
• Expression (n): A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea. This is a very close synonym.

Synonyms

• Expression
• Phrase
• Saying
• Idiom
• Wording
• Phrasing

Related Idioms

• "Turn of phrase": A particular or characteristic manner of expression. This is conceptually similar to the second meaning of "locution."
  • She has a very witty turn of phrase.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
   • pardon the expression

Từ đồng nghĩa

• saying
• expression