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perlocution
/ ˌpɜːlɒˈkjuːʃən /
noun
- philosophy the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person Also calledperlocutionary act Compare illocution
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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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