(n.) Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

adjectival phrase antonym articulation choice of words clause composition construction dialect diction expression formulation free form grammar headed group homograph homonym homophone idiom idiotism language langue lexeme lingo lingua linguistic act linguistic form logos manner of speaking metonym minimum free form monosyllable noun phrase paragraph parlance parol parole peculiar expression period personal usage phonation phrasal idiom phrase phraseology phrasing polysyllable rhetoric sentence sequence of phonemes set phrase speaking speech speech act standard phrase string syllable synonym syntactic structure talk term the spoken word tongue turn of expression turn of phrase usage use of words usus loquendi utterance utterance string verb complex verb phrase verbalism verbiage verbum vocable voice way of speaking word word of mouth word-group wordage wording