locution
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Definitions
Noun
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
More General Terms
language
oral communication
speech
speech communication
spoken communication
spoken language
voice communication
More Specific Terms
adage
advice and consent
agrapha
ambiguity
anatomical
anatomical reference
axiom
Beatitude
byword
calque
calque formation
catchword
dysphemism
epigram
euphemism
idiom
idiomatic expression
loan translation
logion
maxim
motto
phrasal idiom
phrase
proverb
quip
saw
set phrase
shibboleth
shucks
slogan
southernism
sumpsimus
tongue twister