noun

lŏcūtĭo

gen. lŏcūtōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

(), , loquor

a speaking

a speaking.

a speaking, speech, discourse •

In gen., a speaking, speech, discourse: sermo est oratio remissa et finitima quotidianae locutioni, Auct. Her. 3, 13, 23: ex locutione, ex reticentia, Cic. Off. 1, 41, 146: quamquam omnis locutio oratio est, tamen unius oratoris locutio hoc proprio signata nomine est, id. Or. 19, 64.—

way of speaking, pronunciation •

In partic., way of speaking, pronunciation: emendata et Latina, Cic. Brut. 74, 258: recta, Quint. 1, 6, 20.—

an utterance, word, mode of expression, phrase by extension •

Transf., an utterance, word, mode of expression, phrase (post-Aug.): quidam dicere maluerunt locutiones (quam verba), Quint. 1, 5, 2: copia locutionum talium, Gell. 1, 7 fin.

Perseus ID: n26907 Key: locutio