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illocutionary
[ il-uh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee ]
adjective
, Philosophy, Linguistics.
- pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.
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- illo·cution noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of illocutionary1
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