Definitions For Illocution
Noun
ILLOCUTION (plural ILLOCUTIONs) (linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.Derived terms
illocutionaryRelated terms
locution allocution perlocution illocuteTranslations
Czech: ilokuce, f Dutch: illocutie, f French: illocution, f German: Illokution, f Korean: 발화Etymology
From il-, , not (an assimilated version of in-) + locution, , speech, from {{etyl, la, en}} loquor,Is Illocution a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
17
The word Illocution is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends