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illocution

noun

Meaning

  1. The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pragmalinguistics(English)language planning(English)vocalism(English)description(English)object language(English)speechlore(English)orthology(English)linguistry(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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