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Webster 1913 Edition


Phraseology

Phraˊse-ol′o-gy

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], phrase +
-logy
: cf. F.
phraséologie
.]
1.
Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style.
Most completely national in his . . .
phraseology
.
I. Taylor.
2.
A collection of phrases; a phrase book.
[R.]
Syn. – Diction; style. See
Diction
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Phraseology

PHRASEOL'OGY

,
Noun.
[Gr. phrase, and to speak.]
1.
Manner of expression; peculiar words used in a sentence; diction.
2.
A collection of phrases in a language.

Definition 2024


phraseology

phraseology

English

Noun

phraseology (usually uncountable, plural phraseologies)

  1. study of set or fixed expressions
  2. the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
  3. a group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group
  4. a collection of phrases; a phrasebook

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