phrase
Nouns
- (n) an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
- (n) a short musical passage musical phrase,
- (n) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, idiom,
- (n) dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
Verbs
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(v) put into words or an expression
- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
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(v) divide, combine, or mark into phrases
- phrase a musical passage