alloquialismn.
/əˈləʊkwɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /əˈloʊkwiəˌlɪz(ə)m/ rare.
An expression or mode of speech used when addressing someone.
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compellation1603
allocution1615
encountera1616
alloquy1623
accostmenta1626
accost1807
alloquialism1872
1872 R. Burton Unexpl. Syria I. App. 264 The alloquialisms of a people new to me.
1965 Gnomon 37 258 Some of the discrepancies noted by earlier scholars as evidence of contamination fall away on closer examination (e. g., the pimp's alloquialism as ‘leno’ in the abduction scene and by name as Sannio elsewhere).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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