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phrase
English
Etymology
From Late Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (phrásis, “manner of expression”), from ????? (phráz?, “I tell, express”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: fr?z, IPA(key): /f?e?z/
- Rhymes: -e?z
- Homophones: fraise, frays
Noun
phrase (plural phrases)
- A short written or spoken expression.
- (grammar) A word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.
- (music) A small section of music in a larger piece.
- (archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
- phrases of the hearth
- (dance) A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance.
Synonyms
- (expression): figure of speech, locution
- See also Thesaurus:phrase
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- phrase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
phrase (third-person singular simple present phrases, present participle phrasing, simple past and past participle phrased)
- (transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
- I wasn't sure how to phrase my condolences without sounding patronising.
- (intransitive, music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
- (transitive, music) To divide into melodic phrases.
Derived terms
- phrasing
Related terms
- paraphrase
- rephrase
Translations
Further reading
- phrase in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- phrase in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- phrase at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Sherpa, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phaser, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, sherpa, shrape, sphear
French
Etymology
From Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (phrásis, “manner of expression”), from ????? (phráz?, “I tell, express”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??z/
Noun
phrase f (plural phrases)
- sentence
Derived terms
- phrase complexe
- phrase simple
- tournure de phrase
Usage notes
- This is a false friend to English phrase.
Further reading
- “phrase” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- harpes, phares
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?p?ra.se/, [?p??äs??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fra.se/, [?f???s??]
Noun
phrase
- ablative singular of phrasis
Portuguese
Noun
phrase f (plural phrases)
- Obsolete spelling of frase (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).
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ghi
English
Noun
ghi (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of ghee
Anagrams
- 'igh
Esperanto
Pronoun
ghi
- H-system spelling of ?i
Italian
Etymology
From Hindi–Urdu ?? (gh?)/???? (gh?), from Sanskrit ??? (gh?ta, “sprinkled”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i/
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
ghi m (uncountable)
- ghee (South Asian clarified butter)
References
- ghi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Middle Dutch
Pronoun
ghi
- Alternative spelling of gi
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese ? (“to record”, SV: kí).
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [?i??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [??j??]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [??j??]
Verb
ghi • (?, ?, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????, ????)
- to write something for the record
- (computing) to write
- (literary) to remember; to keep remembrances
See also
- vi?t
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