"phraseologism" meaning in English

See phraseologism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: phraseologisms [plural]
Etymology: From phraseology + -ism. Compare German Phraseologismus, Russian фразеологи́зм (frazeologízm). Etymology templates: {{af|en|phraseology|-ism}} phraseology + -ism, {{cog|de|Phraseologismus}} German Phraseologismus, {{cog|ru|фразеологи́зм}} Russian фразеологи́зм (frazeologízm) Head templates: {{en-noun}} phraseologism (plural phraseologisms)
  1. (linguistics) A fixed expression within a language, regarded as a phraseological unit. Categories (topical): Linguistics

Inflected forms

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