Definitions for phrase

Definitions for (noun) phrase

Main entry: phrase

Definition: dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence


Main entry: phrase

Definition: an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence


Main entry: musical phrase, phrase

Definition: a short musical passage


Main entry: idiom, idiomatic expression, set phrase, phrasal idiom, phrase

Definition: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up


Definitions for (verb) phrase

Main entry: phrase

Definition: divide, combine, or mark into phrases

Usage: phrase a musical passage


Main entry: phrase, word, give voice, articulate, formulate

Definition: put into words or an expression

Usage: He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees


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