locution
2 synonyms for locution, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
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Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin locūtiō, locūtiōnem (“speech”), from loquor (“speak”). Compare the French cognate locution.
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