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Meaning of "locutory" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LOCUTORY

ˈlɒkjʊtərɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOCUTORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Locutory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOCUTORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of locutory in the English dictionary

The definition of locutory in the dictionary is a room intended for conversation, particularly in monasteries.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOCUTORY

circumlocutory · contributory · coterie · distributary · executary · executory · insalutary · interlocutory · locomotory · motory · noncontributory · notary · otary · prothonotary · retributory · rotary · salutary · statutory · tributary · votary

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOCUTORY

loculus · locum · locum tenens · locum tenentes · locuplete · locus · locus classicus · locus sigilli · locus standi · locust · locust bean · locust bird · locust tree · locust-like · locusta · locustal · locution · locutionary · locutionary act

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOCUTORY

circumvolutory · collocutory · depository · directory · elocutory · factory · Federal Capital Territory · history · introductory · inventory · laboratory · mandatory · persecutory · regulatory · repository · respiratory · restitutory · story · territory · victory

Synonyms and antonyms of locutory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «locutory» into 25 languages

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The translations of locutory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «locutory» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

locutory
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

locutorio
570 millions of speakers
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English

locutory
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

locutory
380 millions of speakers
ar

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locutory
280 millions of speakers
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locutory
278 millions of speakers
pt

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locutório
270 millions of speakers
bn

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locutory
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

parloir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Alat ganti
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

einstweiligen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

locutory
130 millions of speakers
ko

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locutory
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Lokalisasi
85 millions of speakers
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locutory
80 millions of speakers
ta

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locutory
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शस्त्रक्रिया
75 millions of speakers
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locutory
70 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Italian

parlatorio
65 millions of speakers
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locutory
50 millions of speakers
uk

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locutory
40 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Romanian

locutory
30 millions of speakers
el

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locutory
15 millions of speakers
af

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locutory
14 millions of speakers
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locutory
10 millions of speakers
no

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locutory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of locutory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOCUTORY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about locutory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOCUTORY»

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British monachism; or, Manners and customs of the monks and ...
LOCUTORY, OR PARLOUR. CHAPTER XLII. ALMONRY. CHAPTER XLIII. LIBRARY MUSEUM. APPENDIX. Du Cange says, that there were three parlours among the Clugniacks and Cistercians ; and that in a parlour, the Monks assembled ...
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1843
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British monachism: or, Manners and customs of the monks and ...
Select poems in various styles Thomas Dudley Fosbroke. CHAPTER XLI. LOCUTORY, OB PARLOUR. r CHAPTER XLII. ALMONRY. CHAPTER XLIII. LIBRARY — MUSEUM. APPENDIX. Du Canoe says, that there were three parlours among ...
Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, 1843
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Norwich Cathedral Close: The Evolution of the English ...
The locutory, or outer parlour The chamber between the hostry and the cathedral church functioned as an outer parlour, or locutory, facilitating communication between the monks and their secular guests. The almoner's roll for 1354 confirms  ...
Roberta Gilchrist, 2005
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A Glossary of Ecclesiastical Terms ...
Liturgy,. Clementine. Locutory. Liturgy) Clementine. v. Clement, Liturgy of S. Liturgy, Gallican. v. Gallican Liturgy. Liturgy, Irish. v. Irish Liturgy. Liturgy, Mozarabic. v. Moz- arabie Liturgv. Liturgy of Malabar. The same as the Liturgy of S. Thomas.
Orby Shipley, 1872
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Structures and Subjectivities: Attending to Early Modern Women
These spiritual friendships were to be forged in the carefully regulated space of the locutory, the space where nuns spoke to visitors through a grille.19 Teresa had specified that there should be two grates at the grille, narrow enough so that a ...
Adele F. Seeff, Joan Hartman, 2007
6
Julia Kristeva (RLE Feminist Theory)
.'.85 As we noted in Chapter 3, recognition of the illocutionary aspect of language can lead to the question of whether any act of language is exclusively descriptive, or 'locutory', as Austin puts it. Or rather, it leads to the question of whether the ...
John Lechte, 2012
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Bow Bells
On this, the Prioress signed to a dignified nun, whom -die addressed as Sister HSulpiciu, and bade her "takemeriplace ; after which she quitted the hall with the Princess, and conducted her to a locutory, or parlour, on the other side of the ...
‎1873
8
Les misérables
This good old woman would receive no visit from the outside world, because, said she, the locutory is too gloomy. X. ORIGIN OF THE PERPETUAL ADORATION. That almost sepulchral locutory, of which we have endeavored to give me idea, ...
Victor Hugo, 1863
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Cosette
This good old woman would receive no visit from the outside world, because, said she, the locutory is too gloomy. X. ORIGIN OF THE PERPETUAL ADORATION. THAT almost sepulchral locutory, of which we have endeavored to give an idea, ...
Victor Hugo, 1862
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The Life, Letters, and Sermons of Bishop Herbert de Losinga: ...
66. Lira, its meaning and derivation, p. 292, note b ; lix used by Pliny, ibid. Loans, of books, exchanged in the Middle Ages, p. 251, notes m and n. Locutory, usually two in monasteries, according to Fosbroke, p. 207, note a ; the minuti had the ...
Herbert de Losinga (bp. of Norwich), E. M. Goulburn, Henry Symonds, 1878

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOCUTORY»

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Exhibition celebrates Norwich Cathedral's role in Hollywood film
The exhibition will be in the Locutory, which links the Hostry and cathedral, until the end of July. It is open Monday to Saturday 9.30am–4.30pm ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, May 13»
REFERENCE
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