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

Derived forms: illocutions

• laughing hyena
• laughing jackass
• laughing owl
• laughingly
• laughingstock
• laughter
• laughter line
• Laughton
• lauhala
• launce
• launch
• launch area
• launch window
• launcher
• launching
• launching pad
• launching site
• launchpad
• launder
• launderer
• launderette
• laundering
• laundress
• laundrette
• Laundromat