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perlocution

Syllabification: (per·lo·cu·tion)
Definition of perlocution

noun

Philosophy & Linguistics
  • an act of speaking or writing that has an action as its aim but that in itself does not effect or constitute the action, for example persuading or convincing. Compare with illocution.

Derivatives

perlocutionary

Pronunciation: /-ˌnerē/
adjective

Origin:

1950s: from modern Latin perlocutio(n-), from per- 'throughout' + locutio(n-) 'speaking'

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