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- [freyz]
- /freɪz/
- /freɪz/
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- [freyz]
- /freɪz/
Definitions of phrased word
- noun 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 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 phrased a characteristic, current, or proverbial expression: a hackneyed phrase. 1
- noun phrased Music. a division of a composition, commonly a passage of four or eight measures, forming part of a period. 1
- noun phrased a way of speaking, mode of expression, or phraseology: a book written in the phrase of the West. 1
- noun phrased a brief utterance or remark: In a phrase, he's a dishonest man. 1
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Origin of 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 Phrased
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
phrased usage trend in Literature
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verb phrased
- couched — a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with springs, tailored cushions, skirts, etc.; sofa.
- worded — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
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