locutionary

[ loh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ loʊˈkyu ʃəˌnɛr i /

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adjective Philosophy, Linguistics.

pertaining to the act of conveying semantic content in an utterance, considered as independent of the interaction between the speaker and the listener.

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Compare illocutionary, perlocutionary.

Origin of locutionary

First recorded in 1950–55; locution + -ary

Words nearby locutionary

locust, locust bean, locust bird, locust years, locution, locutionary, locutionary act, locutorium, locutory, Lod, lode