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phrase n. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
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phrase v. [
give voice, formulate, word, articulate] put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
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phrase n. [
musical phrase] a short musical passage
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phrase v. divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage"
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phrase n. [
idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase] an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
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