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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Phrase \Phrase\, noun [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak.]
1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase.
''Convey'' the wise it call. ''Steal!'' foh! a fico for the phrase. --Shak.
2. A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human.
3. A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expreses himself; diction; expression. ''Phrases of the hearth.'' --Tennyson.
Thou speak'st In better phrase and matter than thou didst. --Shak.
4. (Mus.) A short clause or portion of a period.
Note: A composition consists first of sentences, or periods; these are subdivided into sections, and these into phrases.
{Phrase book}, a book of idiomatic phrases. --J. S. Blackie.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Phrase \Phrase\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Phrased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phrasing}.] [Cf. F. phraser.] To express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style. ''These suns -- for so they phrase 'em.'' --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Phrase \Phrase\, verb (used without an object)
1. To use proper or fine phrases. [R.]
2. (Mus.) To group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well. See {Phrase}, noun, 4.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
phrase
noun
1: an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb
2: a short musical passage [syn: {musical phrase}]
3: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up [syn: {idiom}, {idiomatic expression}, {phrasal idiom}, {set phrase}]
verb: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice}, {formulate}, {word}, {articulate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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