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phrasal
phrase F0292900 (frāz)n.1. A sequence of words that have meaning, especially when forming part of a sentence.2. a. A characteristic way or mode of expression: an apt turn of phrase.b. A brief, apt, and cogent expression: the phrase "out of the frying pan and into the fire."3. Music A short passage or segment, often consisting of four measures or forming part of a larger unit.4. A series of dance movements forming a unit in a choreographic pattern.v. phrased, phras·ing, phras·es v.tr.1. To express orally or in writing: The speaker phrased several opinions.2. Music a. To divide (a passage) into phrases.b. To combine (notes) in a phrase.v.intr.1. To make or express phrases.2. Music To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
[Latin phrasis, diction, from Greek, speech, diction, phrase, from phrazein, to point out, show; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]
phras′al adj.phras′al·ly adv.phrasal (ˈfreɪzəl) adj (Grammar) of, relating to, or composed of phrases ˈphrasally advphras•al (ˈfreɪ zəl)
adj. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a phrase or phrases. [1870–75] phras′al•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | phrasal - of or relating to or functioning as a phrase; "phrasal verb" |
Translationsfrasalefraseologicolocuzionale
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