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phrase
P p - noun phrase 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 phrase 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 phrase a characteristic, current, or proverbial expression: a hackneyed phrase. 1
- noun phrase Music. a division of a composition, commonly a passage of four or eight measures, forming part of a period. 1
- noun phrase a way of speaking, mode of expression, or phraseology: a book written in the phrase of the West. 1
- noun phrase a brief utterance or remark: In a phrase, he's a dishonest man. 1
- noun phrase Dance. a sequence of motions making up part of a choreographic pattern. 1
- verb with object phrase to express or word in a particular way: to phrase an apology well. 1
- verb with object phrase to express in words: to phrase one's thoughts. 1
- verb with object phrase Music. to mark off or bring out the phrases of (a piece), especially in execution. to group (notes) into a phrase. 1
- verb without object phrase Music. to perform a passage or piece with proper phrasing. 1
- noun phrase exact words, set expression 1
- noun phrase less than a sentence 1
- noun phrase expression 1
- transitive verb phrase express in words 1
- noun phrase music: passage 1
- transitive verb phrase music: group into phrases 1
- countable noun phrase A phrase is a short group of words that people often use as a way of saying something. The meaning of a phrase is often not obvious from the meaning of the individual words in it. 0
- countable noun phrase A phrase is a small group of words which forms a unit, either on its own or within a sentence. 0
- verb phrase If you phrase something in a particular way, you express it in words in that way. 0
- noun phrase a group of words forming an immediate syntactic constituent of a clause 0
- noun phrase a particular expression, esp an original one 0
- noun phrase a small group of notes forming a coherent unit of melody 0
- noun phrase (in choreography) a short sequence of dance movements 0
- verb phrase to divide (a melodic line, part, etc) into musical phrases, esp in performance 0
- verb phrase to express orally or in a phrase 0
- noun phrase a manner or style of speech or expression; phraseology 0
- noun phrase a short, colorful or forceful expression 0
- noun phrase a connected series of movements in a formal dance 0
- noun phrase a sequence of two or more words conveying a single thought or forming a distinct part of a sentence but not containing a subject and predicate 0
- noun phrase a group of words that functions as a syntactic unit 0
- noun phrase a short, distinct part or passage, usually of two, four, or eight measures 0
- verb transitive phrase to express in words or in a phrase 0
- verb transitive phrase to mark off or divide (notes) into phrases 0