Phrase Definition
phrase
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English
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Etymology
From Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrasis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω (phrazō, “I tell, express”).
Noun
phrase (plural phrases)
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noun phrase: the big bird - head: bird |
- A short written or spoken expression.
- (grammar) A word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.
- (music) A small section of music in a larger piece.
Synonyms
- (expression): figure of speech, locution
- See also Wikisaurus:phrase
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun phrase
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See also
- Phrase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
phrase (third-person singular simple present phrases, present participle phrasing, simple past and past participle phrased)
- (intransitive)(music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
- (transitive)To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of words.
- (transitive)(music) To divide into melodic phrases.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
music: to perform a passage with the correct phrasing
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External links
- phrase in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- phrase in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
phrase f. (plural phrases)
- (false friend) sentence
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
phrase
- ablative singular of phrasis
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