speech act (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the use of language to perform some act
Outgoing links
Hypernym act, deed, human action, human activity
Hyponym 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
Incoming links
Hyponym act, deed, human action, human activity
Hypernym 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

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