Locution (Noun)

Meaning

A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression".

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Expression
• Saying

Hypernyms

• Language
• Voice Communication
• Speech
• Speech Communication
• Spoken Language
• Oral Communication

Hyponyms

• Tongue Twister
• Anatomical Reference
• Idiom
• Byword
• Ambiguity
• Set Phrase
• Phrase
• Calque
• Shucks
• Advice And Consent
• Logion
• Quip
• Idiomatic Expression
• Agrapha
• Anatomical
• Calque Formation
• Maxim
• Sumpsimus
• Beatitude
• Adage
• Southernism
• Proverb
• Dysphemism
• Axiom
• Euphemism
• Slogan
• Epigram
• Shibboleth
• Motto