phraseology

  • 11phraseology — /freɪziˈɒlədʒi / (say frayzee oluhjee) noun 1. manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: *He made a name for himself as vice president for his die hard conservatism and colourful phraseology –aap news, 1996. 2. phrases or… …

  • 12phraseology — noun no phraseology is more endearing than that of Miss Sallie Syn: wording, choice of words, phrasing, way of speaking/writing, usage, idiom, diction, parlance, words, language, vocabulary, terminology; jargon; informal lingo, speak, ese …

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  • 13phraseology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: New Latin phraseologia, irregular from Greek phrasis + logia logy Date: 1664 1. a manner of organizing words and phrases into longer elements ; style 2. choice of words …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14phraseology — noun a) the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech b) a group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group …

    Wiktionary

  • 15phraseology — Synonyms and related words: argot, cant, choice of words, composition, dialect, diction, expression, formulation, gibberish, gobbledygook, grammar, idiom, jargon, language, langue, lexicon, lexis, lingo, lingua, locution, mumbo jumbo, parlance,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 16phraseology — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. style, manner, idiom; see diction . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Choice of words and the way in which they are used: diction, parlance, phrase, phrasing, verbalism, wordage, wording. See WORDS …

    English dictionary for students

  • 17phraseology — phra|se|ol|o|gy [ˌfreıziˈɔlədʒi US ˈa: ] n [U] the way that words and phrases are chosen and used in a particular language or subject …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18phraseology — phra|se|ol|o|gy [ ,freızi alədʒi ] noun uncount FORMAL 1. ) the words and phrases used in a particular profession or activity: TERMINOLOGY 2. ) a particular way of putting words together to express something …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19phraseology — study of phrases Sciences and Studies …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 20phraseology — phra·se·ol·o·gy || ‚freɪzɪ É‘lÉ™dʒɪ / É’l n. research of expressions; formulation of phrases; choice of words …

    English contemporary dictionary