phraseology
[ frey-zee-ol-uh-jee ]
noun
manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
expressions; phrases: obscure phraseology.
Origin of phraseology
1synonym study For phraseology
1. See diction.
Other words from phraseology
- phra·se·o·log·i·cal [frey-zee-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌfreɪ zi əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, phra·se·o·log·ic, adjective
- phra·se·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for phraseology
phraseology
/ (ˌfreɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
nounplural -gies
the manner in which words or phrases are used
a set of phrases used by a particular group of people
Derived forms of phraseology
- phraseological (ˌfreɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- phraseologically, adverb
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