idiomatic expression vs locution

idiomatic expression and locution both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
idiomatic expression	Yes	No	No	No
locution	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locution is a hypernym of idiomatic expression; that is, locution is a word with a broader meaning than idiomatic expression:

idiomatic expression: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
locution: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

Other hypernyms of idiomatic expression include expression, saying.

idiomatic expression (noun)	locution (noun)
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up	a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

idiomatic expression vs locution

idiomatic expression and locution both are nouns.

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