Definition of locutionary
:of or relating to the physical act of saying something considered apart from the statement's effect or intention — compare illocutionary, perlocutionary
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locutionary
adjective
lo·cu·tion·ary
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lōˈkyüsh(ə)ˌnerē
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Origin and Etymology of locutionary
locution + -ary
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