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Definition of illocution noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

illocution

noun

/ˌɪləˈkjuːʃn/

/ˌɪləˈkjuːʃn/

[uncountable, countable] (linguistics)

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an action performed by speaking or writing, for example ordering, warning or promising

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