phra·se·ol·o·gy

[frey-zee-ol-uh-jee]
noun
1.
manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
2.
expressions; phrases: obscure phraseology.

Origin:
1655–65; < New Greek phraseología (erroneously for *phrasiología), coined by German humanist Michael Neander (1525–95); see phrase, -o-, -logy

phra·se·o·log·i·cal [frey-zee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , phra·se·o·log·ic, adjective
phra·se·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb


1. See diction.
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Phraseology is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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phraseology (ˌfreɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -gies
1.  the manner in which words or phrases are used
2.  a set of phrases used by a particular group of people
 
phraseological
 
adj
 
phraseo'logically
 
adv

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Example sentences
Example unique special provision phraseology is as follows.
The company neither admitted nor denied guilt as part of the settlement-a
  common phraseology in such deals.
The reason for my choice of the exact phraseology used was twofold.
Changes of phraseology and arrangement were made, but without change of
  substance.
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