1. (linguistics) the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used

Derived forms: illocutions

• abbr.
• abbrev.
• adrift
• adroit
• adroitly
• adroitness
• adscititious
• adscript
• adscripted
• ADSL
• adsorb
• adsorbable
• adsorbate
• adsorbent
• adsorbent material
• adsorption
• adsorptive
• adsuki bean
• aduki bean
• adulate
• adulation
• adulator
• adulatory
• adult
• adult body