What does "phrase" mean?

A short written or spoken expression.

What is a synonym for "phrase"?

Common synonyms include: give voice, idiom, locution, adage, address, adjectival phrase.

//fɹeɪz// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Common ·Middle school level

Noun

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A short written or spoken expression.
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dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence wordnet
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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.
"Holonyms: clause, sentence; phrasing, phraseology, turn of phrase; phrase-book; document, message; language; communication"
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an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence wordnet
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A small section of music in a larger piece.

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a short musical passage wordnet
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A mode or form of speech; diction; expression. archaic
"Thou speak'st / In better phrase and matter than thou didst."
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an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up wordnet
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A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance.

Verb

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