INTERLOCUTION


Meaning of INTERLOCUTION in English

ˌintə(r)lōˈkyüshən, -ləˈ- noun

Etymology: Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from interlocutus (past participle of interloqui to speak between, from inter- + loqui to speak) + -ion-, -io -ion

1. : interchange of speech : conversation

2. : an interruptive utterance : interruption , interpolation , parenthesis

3.

a. obsolete : responsive reading or recital

b. obsolete : a speech in reply : response

c. : mode of intercommunication

4.

a.

[Late Latin interlocution-, interlocutio, from Latin]

: the making of an interlocutory legal order or decree ; also : the order or decree

b. Roman law : a constitution of the emperor in the form of an informal expression of the imperial wish

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