Definition of Locution

a word or phrase commonly used in particular situations

Examples of Locution in a sentence

Although “LOL” is internet slang for “laughing out loud”, it has become an actual locution among the teenage girls in our school.  🔊

When we travel cross-country we love to pay attention to the changing locution of the locals.  🔊

Robert’s speech is saturated with the locution of old classic movies, which have assimilated so thoroughly into his personality.  🔊

Having spent three years living abroad, Kevin felt so good to be back home listening to the rhythms of the American locution.  🔊

Todd's southern locution is unmistakable, whenever he begins to speak.  🔊

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