Phrase n Suffixed
phrase book
noun
/ˈfreɪz bʊk/
1. a book containing lists of common expressions translated into another language, especially for people visiting a foreign country
o I bought a Spanish phrase book.
phraseology
noun
/ˌfreɪziˈɒlədʒi/
[uncountable] (formal)
1. the particular way in which words and phrases are arranged when saying or writing something
o legal phraseology
o Simple phraseology throughout makes the work easily accessible.
phrasing
noun
/ˈfreɪzɪŋ/
[uncountable]
1. the words used to express something
o The phrasing of the report is ambiguous.
phrase
verb
/freɪz/
Verb Forms
1. [transitive] to say or write something in a particular way
o phrase something (+ adv./prep.) a carefully phrased remark
o I agree with what he says, but I'd have phrased it differently.
o She phrased the explanation in very simple terms.
o phrase something as something Her order was phrased as a suggestion.
Extra Examples
o I should have phrased my question differently.
o The statement was very carefully phrased.
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