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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric. uncountable, usually

   "As the campaign's poll-tested phrasemaking constantly reminds us, voters crave change above all else."

Example

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"As the campaign's poll-tested phrasemaking constantly reminds us, voters crave change above all else."

Etymology

From phrase + making.

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