prelocution

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noun

a mental planning act before a verbal locution in a speech act

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Meanings

nounprelocution (plural prelocutions)

plural prelocutions

  1. human sciencesa mental planning act before a verbal locution in a speech act

    On the Prelocutionary Act in Speech Events，https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103820/http://www.tronest.cn/Article.asp?id=1371565

    2013, 张结根, 言前行为的实施原则和语用解释力, pages （1）71-74

Origin

From pre- + locution.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

perlocution
Cite this entry
APA

prelocution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelocution

MLA

“prelocution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelocution. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelocution,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelocution.

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