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Noun: locution  lu'kyoo-shun
  1. A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    "It's a locution in our family that 'what goes around comes around'";
    - saying, expression

Derived forms: locutions

Type of: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication

Encyclopedia: Locution