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<blockquote data-quote="newfie" data-source="post: 3498235" data-attributes="member: 58700">hope this helps :phrasefrāz/nounnoun: phrase; plural noun: phrases<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">1. 
a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause. 
synonyms: expression, group of words, construction, locution, term, turn of phrase; More 
idiom, idiomatic expression; 
saying, tag 
&quot;familiar words and phrases&quot;<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">an idiomatic or short pithy expression. 
&quot;his favorite phrase is “it&#039;s a pleasure.”&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Music 
a group of notes forming a distinct unit within a longer passage.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ballet 
a group of steps within a longer sequence or dance.</li>
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</ol>verbverb: phrase; 3rd person present: phrases; past tense: phrased; past participle: phrased; gerund or present participle: phrasing<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">1. 
put into a particular form of words. 
&quot;it&#039;s important to phrase the question correctly&quot; 
synonyms: express, put into words, put, word, style, formulate, couch, frame, articulate, verbalize 
&quot;how could I phrase the question?&quot;<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">divide (music) into phrases in a particular way, especially in performance. 
&quot;original phrasing brought out unexpected aspects of the music&quot;</li>
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</ol>Origin[ATTACH=full]192377[/ATTACH]mid 16th century (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein ‘declare, tell.’Translate phrase toUse over time for: phrase<a href="http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?year_start=1800&amp;year_end=2008&amp;corpus=15&amp;smoothing=7&amp;case_insensitive=on&amp;content=phrase" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]192378[/ATTACH]</a>Translations, word origin, and more definitions</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newfie, post: 3498235, member: 58700"] hope this helps : phrase frāz/ [I]noun[/I] noun: [B]phrase[/B]; plural noun: [B]phrases[/B] [LIST=1] [*]1. a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause. synonyms: expression, group of words, construction, locution, term, turn of phrase; More idiom, idiomatic expression; saying, tag "familiar words and phrases" [LIST] [*]an idiomatic or short pithy expression. "his favorite phrase is “it's a pleasure.”" [*]Music a group of notes forming a distinct unit within a longer passage. [*]Ballet a group of steps within a longer sequence or dance. [/LIST] [/LIST] [I]verb[/I] verb: [B]phrase[/B]; 3rd person present: [B]phrases[/B]; past tense: [B]phrased[/B]; past participle: [B]phrased[/B]; gerund or present participle: [B]phrasing[/B] [LIST=1] [*]1. put into a particular form of words. "it's important to phrase the question correctly" synonyms: express, put into words, put, word, style, formulate, couch, frame, articulate, verbalize "how could I phrase the question?" [LIST] [*]divide (music) into phrases in a particular way, especially in performance. "original phrasing brought out unexpected aspects of the music" [/LIST] [/LIST] Origin [ATTACH=full]192377[/ATTACH] mid 16th century (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek [I]phrasis[/I], from [I]phrazein[/I] ‘declare, tell.’ Translate phrase to Use over time for: phrase [URL='http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=7&case_insensitive=on&content=phrase'][ATTACH=full]192378[/ATTACH][/URL] Translations, word origin, and more definitions [/QUOTE]

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