locution

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noun

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- pardon the expression
• Syn:
saying, expression
• Derivationally related forms:
say (for: saying)
• Hypernyms:
speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language,
voice communication, oral communication
• Hyponyms:
Beatitude, logion, calque, calque formation, loan translation,
advice and consent, ambiguity, euphemism, dysphemism, shucks, tongue twister,
anatomical reference, anatomical, southernism, motto, slogan, catchword,
shibboleth, maxim, axiom, epigram, quip, proverb,
adage, saw, byword, idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom,
set phrase, phrase, agrapha, sumpsimus

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  saying, expression