Meaning & Definition of Phrase in English
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Phrase
/frez/
noun
1. An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
synonym:
- phrase
2. A short musical passage
synonym:
- phrase,
- musical phrase
3. An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
synonym:
- idiom,
- idiomatic expression,
- phrasal idiom,
- set phrase,
- phrase
4. Dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
synonym:
- phrase
verb
1. Put into words or an expression
- "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
synonym:
- give voice,
- formulate,
- word,
- phrase,
- articulate
2. Divide, combine, or mark into phrases
- "Phrase a musical passage"
synonym:
- phrase
Examples of using
That's a very common phrase where I come from.
You could have omitted that last phrase in your letter.
Elena Mizulina, infamous for her legislative initiatives, suggested in her interview to the REN-TV channel that the phrase “gays are people too” may be considered extremist.