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noun
An act carried out by speech, such as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting and congratulating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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noun
the use of language to perform some act
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity
Narrower terms: congratulation, felicitation, slander, proposal, proposition, command, bid, bidding, dictation, agreement, citation, disagreement, offer, offering, request, asking, reply, response, description, affirmation, assertion, statement, denial, rejection, objection, informing, making known, disclosure, revelation, revealing, promise, boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation, naming, challenge, explanation, denunciation, denouncement, address, speech, resignation
History
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Across languages
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