breath group
nounPhonetics.
a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
Origin of breath group
1First recorded in 1875–80
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How to use breath group in a sentence
The words which are read together in one breath are called a breath group.
The Sounds of Spoken English | Walter RippmannVerse must be divided into phrases, each of which can be uttered easily as one breath-group.
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