Sekirov Dictionary

phrase

/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/

noun 5
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 2

noun5

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a few words said or written together to express one thought, shorter than a whole sentence
- I've made progress, but this is still, in Churchill's phrase, just "the end of the beginning."
A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.
A small section of music in a larger piece.
A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance.
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(no longer used) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
- Thou speak'st / In better phrase and matter than thou didst. — 1603

verb3

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To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
- I wasn't sure how to phrase my condolences without sounding patronising.
To perform (a passage) with a particular phrasing.
To divide into melodic phrases.

forms

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