Expression
Expression noun - A pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field.
Usage example: the expression “John Doe” is used in legal proceedings to refer to a person whose actual name is either unknown or being withheld from the public
Locution is a synonym for expression in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Locution" instead a noun "Expression", when it comes to topics like idiom, language, words, verbalization. formal substitute
Locution
Locution noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.
Usage example: in the poet's somewhat affected locution, word order is often reversed and so we have “the sea serene”
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Locution and Expression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expression/locution
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