phrasing

[ frey-zing ]
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noun
  1. the act of forming phrases.

  2. a manner or method of forming phrases; phraseology.

  1. Music. the grouping of the notes of a musical line into distinct phrases.

Origin of phrasing

1
First recorded in 1605–15; phrase + -ing1

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phrasing

/ (ˈfreɪzɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the way in which something is expressed, esp in writing; wording

  2. music the division of a melodic line, part, etc, into musical phrases

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