🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

locuzione

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lokutˈtsjoːne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Locution/ˈlɒk.juː.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Questa locuzione verbale è molto comune."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A word or a group of words used to form a particular expression, idiom, or phrasing.

    "The author frequently employs archaic locutions to evoke a sense of historical authenticity in his novels."
  2. 2

    A particular style of speech or mental utterance.

    "Her distinctive locution marked her clearly as someone raised in the American Midwest."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'locutio', meaning 'a speaking' or 'speech', stemming from 'locutus' (past participle of 'loqui', meaning 'to speak'). Entered the English language in the late 16th century via French, retaining its technical and literary connotation regarding a specific style or idiom of speech.

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