phrase
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(noun) an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb |
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Related Words: advice and consent, construction, expression, noun phrase, predicate, prepositional phrase, response, verb phrase |
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(noun) a short musical passage two to four measures long |
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Synonyms: musical phrase |
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Related Words: musical passage, ostinato, passage |
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(verb) put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" |
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Synonyms: articulate, formulate, word |
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Related Words: ask, cast, couch, dogmatize, evince, express, formulaize, formularize, frame, lexicalize, pose, put, redact, show |
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(noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up |
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Synonyms: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase |
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Related Words: expression, locution, saying |
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