Definitions For Perlocution
Noun
PERLOCUTION (plural PERLOCUTIONs) (linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.Derived terms
perlocutionary perlocuteRelated terms
locution illocutionTranslations
Dutch: perlocutie, f German: Perlokution, f Spanish: perlocución, fEtymology
per + locutionAnagrams
prelocutionIs Perlocution 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
15
Words with Friends
20
The word Perlocution is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends