mis-phrased

MIS-phrase

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mee freyz]
- /mi freɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mee freyz]
- /mi freɪz/

Definitions of mis-phrased word

noun mis-phrased Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb. 1
noun mis-phrased Rhetoric. a word or group of spoken words that the mind focuses on momentarily as a meaningful unit and is preceded and followed by pauses. 1
noun mis-phrased a characteristic, current, or proverbial expression: a hackneyed phrase. 1
noun mis-phrased Music. a division of a composition, commonly a passage of four or eight measures, forming part of a period. 1
noun mis-phrased a way of speaking, mode of expression, or phraseology: a book written in the phrase of the West. 1
noun mis-phrased a brief utterance or remark: In a phrase, he's a dishonest man. 1

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Origin of mis-phrased

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

1520-30; (noun) back formation from phrases, plural of earlier phrasis < Latin phrasis diction, style (plural phrasēs) < Greek phrásis diction, style, speech, equivalent to phrá(zein) to speak + -sis -sis; (v.) derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Mis-phrased

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mis-phrased

mis-phrased popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".