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perlocution

/ ˌpɜːlɒˈkjuːʃən /

noun

  1. philosophy the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person Also calledperlocutionary act Compare illocution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌperloˈcutionary, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perlocution1

C16 (in the obsolete sense: the action of speaking): from Medieval or New Latin perlocūtiō; see per- , locution

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