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Definition of perlocutionary adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perlocutionary

adjective
 
/ˌpɜːləˈkjuːʃənəri/
 
/ˌpɜːrləˈkjuːʃəneri/
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  1. connected with an act of speaking or writing which has an action as its aim, but which does not itself perform that action, for example persuading or convincing
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