A form of expression; a phrase, an expression.
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| 释义 | the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > phrase > [noun] (62) locution?a1475 A form of expression; a phrase, an expression. phrase1530 A small group or collocation of words expressing a single notion, or entering with some degree of unity into the structure of a sentence; a common or… saying1530 Something that a person has said; a person's words; a statement, a comment; (now) spec. a wise, insightful, or illuminating comment or precept… comma1592 Ancient Greek Rhetoric and Ancient Greek Prosody. A phrase or group of words less than a colon (colon, n.2 1). Hence, †A short member of a sentence… speecha1599 A phrase, term, or idiom. Obsolete. standa1626 An act or instance of stopping in the development of an argument, train of thought, etc., to expand on a particular subject or point. Obsolete. gramm1647 What is written; a phrase. dictiona1660 A phrase, a locution; a turn of phrase. Now rare. roada1690 A line or string (of things). A string of words; a limited range of thought or discourse. Obsolete. slip-slop1823 A tag or phrase. construct1871 Linguistics. A group of words forming a phrase, as distinct from a compound. Also attributive. group word1888 a number of words constituting a semantic unit within a sentence; spec. a phrase which functions grammatically as a single word. Subcategories:— collectively (4) — series of (1) — use of (3) — contraction of a phrase (1) — term or expression (14) — catch-phrase or stock phrase (5) — cliché (3) — formula (3) — idiom (1) — proverb (3) — other specific types of phrase (8) — use of fine-sounding phrases (4) |
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