"phraseology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɹeɪziˈɑləd͡ʒi/ [General-American], /fɹeɪzˈɑləd͡ʒi/ [General-American], /fɹeɪziˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-phraseology.wav Forms: phraseologies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Etymology: From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φράσις||speech}} Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} phraseology (usually uncountable, plural phraseologies)
  1. Study of set or fixed expressions. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (study of set or fixed expressions): frazeologji [feminine] (Albanian), դարձվածաբանություն (darjvacabanutʻyun) (Armenian), фразеало́гія (frazjealóhija) [feminine] (Belarusian), фразеология (frazeologija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), fraseologia [feminine] (Catalan), 成語學 /成语学 (chéngyǔxué) (Chinese Mandarin), frazeologie [feminine] (Czech), fraseologia (Finnish), phraséologie [feminine] (French), ფრაზეოლოგია (prazeologia) (Georgian), Phraseologie [feminine] (German), φρασεολογία (fraseología) [feminine] (Greek), frazeológia (Hungarian), fraseologia [feminine] (Italian), frazeologia [feminine] (Polish), fraseologia [feminine] (Portuguese), frazeologie [feminine] (Romanian), фразеоло́гия (frazeológija) [feminine] (Russian), frazeológia [feminine] (Slovak), fraseología (Spanish), deyim bilimi (Turkish), frazeoloji (Turkish), фразеоло́гія (frazeolóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-phraseology-en-noun-bvFnL1JU Disambiguation of 'study of set or fixed expressions': 88 3 6 2
  2. The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech): начин на изразяване (način na izrazjavane) (Bulgarian), 用語 /用语 (yòngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), dikce [feminine] (Czech), výrazivo [neuter] (Czech), fraseologia (Finnish), frazeológia [feminine] (Hungarian), 言葉遣い (kotobadzukai) (alt: ことばづかい) (Japanese), 表現法 (hyōgenhō) (alt: ひょうげんほう) (Japanese), 用語 (yōgo) (alt: ようご) (Japanese), 口回し (kuchimawashi) (alt: くちまわし) (Japanese), 言い回し (iimawashi) (alt: いいまわし) (Japanese), frazeologia [feminine] (Polish), fraseologia [feminine] (Portuguese), фразеоло́гия (frazeológija) [feminine] (Russian), слог (slog) [masculine] (Russian), стиль (stilʹ) (alt: ре́чи, письма́) [masculine] (Russian)
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  3. A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (group of specialized words and expressions): fraseologia [feminine] (Catalan), výrazové prostředky [masculine, plural] (Czech), fraseologia (Finnish), Phraseologismus [masculine] (German), frazeológia (Hungarian), fraseologia [feminine] (Italian), frazeologia [feminine] (Polish), terminologia [feminine] (Portuguese), frazeologie [feminine] (Romanian), fraseología (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-phraseology-en-noun-raHZ3EIf Disambiguation of 'group of specialized words and expressions': 13 15 65 7
  4. A collection of phrases; a phrasebook. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-phraseology-en-noun-cdiokgRm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: phraseological, phraseologism Related terms: terminology

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I was riding through the forest, when suddenly (pray correct my phraseology if too worldly—you know I am not well read in these epics of the heart) I saw a knight and his lady traversing one of the glades; the golden sunshine fell athwart the green leaves, and showed their white steeds and whiter plumes, while the air around grew musical with their gentle words and laughter.",
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