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lŏcūtĭo (lŏquūtio ), ōnis, f. loquor,
I.a speaking.
I. Lit.
A. 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.—
B. In partic., way of speaking, pronunciation: “emendata et Latina,” Cic. Brut. 74, 258: “recta,” Quint. 1, 6, 20.—
II. 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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.41
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 5.2
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 1, 6.20
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 1.7
    • Cicero, Brutus, 74.258
    • Cicero, Orator, 19.64
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