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perlocution
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perlocution [ˌpɜːlɒˈkjuːʃən]
n
(Linguistics) Philosophy the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person Also called perlocutionary act Compare illocution
[C16 (in the obsolete sense: the action of speaking): from Medieval or New Latin perlocūtiō; see per-, locution]
perlocutionary  adj
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