locutionary

[ loh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ loʊˈkyu ʃəˌnɛr i /

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.

Nearby words

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

Compare illocutionary, perlocutionary.

Origin of locutionary

First recorded in 1950–55; locution + -ary