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Definition of "illocution" [illocution]

  • The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used. (noun)

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Use "illocution" in a sentence
  • "Hm, that is a very interesting illustration of an illocution, followed by an allocution."
  • "Perlocutions are characteristic aims of one or more illocution, but are not themselves illocutions."
  • "I can both urge and persuade you to shut the door, yet the former is an illocution while the latter is a perlocution."