locution

• Substantiv, das ein Wort oder eine Wendung bezeichnet, die von bestimmten Personen in bestimmten Situationen verwendet wird.

A noun referring to a word or phrase that is used by particular people in particular situations.

1. Word or phrase used in specific contextsC1formal

   A particular word, phrase, or expression that is used by a specific group of people or in specific situations.

   Wort oder Wendung in bestimmten Kontexten

   • The phrase 'break a leg' is a common locution in theater.
   • Legal documents often contain archaic locutions.
   • His speech was full of technical locutions that confused the audience.

   Synonymeexpressionidiomphrasetermturn of phrase