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perlocutionary Definition


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perlocution
noun
    1. philos.
      A speech act that involves persuading, convincing, etc and which may or may not prove successful. Compare illocution.
Derivative: perlocutionary
adj
    Etymology: 1950s in this sense; 16c, meaning ‘speaking': per-2 + locution.



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