[ lə'kju:ʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun
1》 a word or phrase, especially with regard to style or idiom.
↘a person's style of speech.
2》 an utterance regarded in terms of its intrinsic meaning or reference, as distinct from its function or purpose in context.
Derivatives
~ary adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr., or from L. locutio(n-) , from loqui 'speak'.