Etymology

illocution

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Today it means: The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used. Full definition →

Latin loquor
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  1. Latin · derived fromloquor
  2. English todayillocution

From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor.

Words from the same roots

Latinloquor all →

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