phrase
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Etymology
From Рани Латински phrasis (“diction”), from Антички Грчки φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”), from φράζω (phrázō, “I tell, express”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: frāz, МФА(кључ): /fɹeɪz/
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- Homophones: fraise, frays
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, more commonly, a 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.
- 2013 новембар 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist[1], volume 409, number 8864:
- Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
- (music) A small section of music in a larger piece.
- (archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
- (dance) A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance.
Synonyms
- n figure of speech, locution
- See also Thesaurus:phrase
Derived terms
- adjective phrase
- adverbial phrase
- adverb phrase
- antecedent phrase
- bombard phrase
- catch phrase
- catch-phrase
- catchphrase
- consequent phrase
- determiner phrase
- empty phrase
- noun phrase
- participial phrase
- phrasal
- phrase book
- phrasemaker
- phraseology
- phrase structure
- prepositional phrase
- set phrase
- signature phrase
- turn a phrase
- verb phrase
Translations
short written or spoken expression
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grammar: group of two or more words that express an idea but do not form a complete sentence
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music: small section of music in a larger piece
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
phrase на the Енглески Википедији.Википедији en
Verb
phrase (third-person singular simple present phrases, present participle phraseing, simple past and past participle phraseed)
- (transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
- I wasn't sure how to phrase my condolences without sounding patronising.
- (intransitive, music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
- (transitive, music) To divide into melodic phrases.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
music: perform a passage with the correct phrasing
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express by means of words
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music: divide into melodic phrases
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Further reading
- phrase in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- phrase in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- phrase at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Sherpa, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phaser, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, sherpa, shrape, sphear (alphagram aehprs)
Француски
Etymology
From Латински phrasis (“diction”)Script error: The function "template_categorize" does not exist., from Антички Грчки φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”)Script error: The function "template_categorize" does not exist., from φράζω (phrázō, “I tell, express”).
Pronunciation
- МФА(кључ): /fʁɑz/
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Noun
phrase f (plural phrases)
Derived terms
Usage notes
- This is a false friend to Енглески phrase.
Further reading
- “phrase” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
Латински
Pronunciation
Noun
phrase
Португалски
Noun
phrase f (plural phrases)
- Obsolete spelling of frase (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
Категорије:
- Енглески говор
- Енглески термини позајмљени од Рани Латински
- Енглески појмови изведени из Рани Латински
- Енглески појмови изведени из Антички Грчки
- Енглески 1-слог речи
- Енглески термини са ИПА изговором
- Риме:Енглески/eɪz
- Риме:Енглески/eɪz/1 слог
- Енглески термини са хомофонима
- Енглески леме
- Енглески именице
- Енглески бројевне именице
- Енглески термини са наводима
- Енглески terms with archaic senses
- Арапски црвене везе
- Арапски црвене везе/т
- Дански црвене везе
- Дански црвене везе/т
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- Енглески глаголи
- Енглески transitive verbs
- Енглески terms with usage examples
- Енглески intransitive verbs
- Македонски црвене везе
- Македонски црвене везе/т
- Француски говор
- Француски појмови изведени из Латински
- Француски појмови изведени из Антички Грчки
- Француски 1-слог речи
- Француски термини са ИПА изговором
- Француски леме
- Француски именице
- Француски countable именице
- Француски именице with red links in their headword lines
- Латински говор
- Латински 2-слог речи
- Латински термини са ИПА изговором
- Латински не-лема облике
- Латински noun forms
- Португалски говор
- Португалски леме
- Португалски именице
- Португалски obsolete forms