locution

Noun
  1. A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (synset 107166088)
    "pardon the expression"
    is a type of: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication - (language) communication by word of mouth
    subtypes:
    • beatitude - one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)
    • logion - a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
    • calque, calque formation, loan translation - an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
    • advice and consent - a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
    • ambiguity - an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
    • euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
    • dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
    • shucks - an expression of disappointment or irritation
    • tongue twister - an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
    • anatomical, anatomical reference - an expression that relates to anatomy
    • southernism - a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
    • catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    • axiom, maxim - a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    • epigram, quip - a witty saying
    • adage, byword, proverb, saw - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    • idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    • agrapha - sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
    • sumpsimus - a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression
    same as: expression, saying

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