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perlocution

UK/pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/US/pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/

perlocution noun: the effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Noun

perlocution (plural perlocutions)

  1. The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Forms of perlocution

pluralperlocutions

Origin of perlocution

From per- + locution.

Words formed from perlocution

Questions about perlocution

What does perlocution mean?
Perlocution means the effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.
What part of speech is perlocution?
Perlocution is a noun.
How do you pronounce perlocution?
Perlocution is pronounced /pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of perlocution?
The plural of perlocution is perlocutions.

Words near perlocution in the dictionary

  1. perlo
  2. perlocute
  3. perlocuted
  4. perlocutes
  5. perlocuting
  6. perlocution
  7. perlocutionary
  8. perlocutions
  9. perlodid
  10. perlodids
  11. perloffite

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