0%

phraseology

phra·se·ol·o·gy
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [frey-zee-ol-uh-jee]
    • /ˌfreɪ ziˈɒl ə dʒi/
    • /ˌfreɪ.ziˈɒl.ə.dʒi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frey-zee-ol-uh-jee]
    • /ˌfreɪ ziˈɒl ə dʒi/

Definitions of phraseology word

  • noun phraseology manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology. 1
  • noun phraseology expressions; phrases: obscure phraseology. 1
  • noun phraseology wording 1
  • uncountable noun phraseology If something is expressed using a particular type of phraseology, it is expressed in words and expressions of that type. 0
  • noun phraseology the manner in which words or phrases are used 0
  • noun phraseology a set of phrases used by a particular group of people 0

Information block about the term

Origin of phraseology

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < New Greek phraseología (erroneously for *phrasiología), coined by German humanist Michael Neander (1525-95); see phrase, -o-, -logy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Phraseology

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phraseology popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

phraseology usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for phraseology

noun phraseology

  • brogue — If someone has a brogue, they speak English with a strong accent, especially Irish or Scots.
  • buzzword — A buzzword is a word or expression that has become fashionable in a particular field and is being used a lot by the media.
  • by-word — a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
  • codification — the systematic organization of methods, rules, etc
  • command language — the language used to access a computer system

Top questions with phraseology

  • what does phraseology mean?
  • what is phraseology?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?