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    [Noun]  | "phrase" | \ ˈfrāz \


    1: a characteristic manner or style of expression : diction

    2: a brief expression; especially : catchphrase

    3: word

    Origin: 1530 ;

     Latin phrasis, from Greek, from phrazein to point out, explain, tell;

    [Noun]  | "phrase book" 


    1: a book containing idiomatic expressions of a foreign language and their translation

    Origin: 1594 ;

    [Noun]  | "noun phrase" 


    1: a phrase formed by a noun and all its modifiers and determiners; broadly : any syntactic element (such as a clause, clitic, pronoun, or zero element) with a noun's function (such as the subject of a verb or the object of a verb or preposition) —abbreviation NP

    Origin: 1884 ;

    [Noun]  | "prepositional phrase" 


    1: a phrase that begins with a preposition and ends in a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase

    [Noun]  | "buzz*word" | \ ˈbəz-ˌwərd \


    1: an important-sounding usually technical word or phrase often of little meaning used chiefly to impress laymen

    2: a voguish word or phrase —called also buzz phrase

    Origin: 1946 ;

    [Verb]  | "phrase" 


    1: to express in words or in appropriate or telling terms

    2: to designate by a descriptive word or phrase

    3: to divide into melodic phrases

    Origin: 1556 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "turn of phrase" 


    1: a way of saying or describing something

    [Noun]  | "phrase" 


    1: a sequence of words having a specific meaning;


      * e.g., " ... kids drawing literal representations of the phrase to rain cats and dogs "



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    [Verb]  | "phrase" 


    1: to convey in appropriate or telling terms;


      * e.g., " ... he had trouble thinking of how to phrase his question for the visiting dignitary "



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     [ "phrase" ]

    1: Slightly more important than word

      * e.g.,  ... That bia be frontin. Phrase! 

     [ "phrase" ]

    2: Used as an exclamation.

     [ "phrase" ]

    1: Another way to say "word up / word"

      * e.g.,  ... Raphy: DAMN, those kicks are fuckin dope! 

     [ "phrase" ]

    2: Made up by Raphy and Raychel =D

      * e.g.,  ... Raychel: PHRASE! 

     [ "phrase" ]

    1: ontogeny recapitulates philogeny

      * e.g.,  ... Get out your dictionary, folks. 

     [ "phrasing" ]

    1: An exclamation and/or warning given to another over the unintended sexual innuendo of an otherwise innocent phrase. Commonly heard by various characters on the animated FX television series, "Archer".

      * e.g.,  ... "You wanna play me hard?" "Phrasing." "Well, then you better nut up!" "Phrasing!" "I've swallowed just about as much as I can take from you!" "PHRASING!!" 

     [ "Phrasing" ]

    1: A term used by older people that has a totally different meaning according to todays youth. Terms can also be heard being used by sports people on TV. The word was used in the TV show Archer.

      * e.g.,  ... Dad: Are you guys gonna hook up with your friends before the party (father means to meet up with) 

     [ "Phrased" ]

    1: When Jenna's are overly excited about something

      * e.g.,  ... I'm so phrased to go to Mint Bistro this weekend with Chris ;) 

     [ "Phrase" ]

    1: used instead of the word "word", which has often been used as an exclimation or a replacement for a curse word. often used by stoners and/or gangster white boys

      * e.g.,  ... "Phrase Up!" 

     [ "Phrase!" ]

    1: Another way to say "word up / word"

      * e.g.,  ... Raphy: DAMN, those kicks are fuckin dope! 

     [ "Phrase!" ]

    2: Made up by Raphy and Raychel =D

      * e.g.,  ... Raychel: PHRASE! 

     [ "Keyboard phrase" ]

    1: n. Something that is caused by pressing letters on a keyboard in some orderly way.

      * e.g.,  ... My favorite keyboard phrase is qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm. 

     [ "Pitch-Phrase" ]

    1: A string of sentences used to heighten one's awareness of themselves. You're pitching your personality, in a nutshell.

      * e.g.,  ... "What up boy, it's your boy James and my pitch-phrase is that I like air hockey, eating funnel cakes, and doing my taxes!" 

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