Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - phrase
Phrase
phrase
n. & v. --n. 1 a group of words forming a conceptual unit, but not a sentence. 2 an idiomatic or short pithy expression. 3 a manner or mode of expression (a nice turn of phrase). 4 Mus. a group of notes forming a distinct unit within a larger piece. --v.tr. 1 express in words (phrased the reply badly). 2 (esp. when reading aloud or speaking) divide (sentences etc.) into units so as to convey the meaning of the whole. 3 Mus. divide (music) into phrases etc. in performance. Phrases and idioms phrase book a book for tourists etc. listing useful expressions with their equivalent in a foreign language. Derivatives phrasing n. Etymology: earlier phrasis f. L f. Gk f. phrazo declare, tell
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I. noun Etymology: Latin phrasis, from Greek, from phrazein to point out, explain, tell Date: 1530 a characteristic manner or style of expression ; diction, 2. a brief expression, word, a short musical thought typically two to four measures long closing with a cadence, a word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical function , a series of dance movements comprising a section of a pattern, II. transitive verb (~d; phrasing) Date: 1570 1. to express in words or in appropriate or telling terms, to designate by a descriptive word or ~, to divide into melodic ~s ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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