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illocutionary definition

il·lo·cu·tion·ary (il′ə kyo̵̅o̅′s̸hə ner′ē)

adjective

of or having to do with that aspect of an utterance which relates to the speaker's intention as distinct from what is actually said or the effect on an auditor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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