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holophrase

[ hol-uh-freyz, hoh-luh- ]
/ ˈhɒl əˌfreɪz, ˈhoʊ lə- /

noun

a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!

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to remove or destroy all traces of.
to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.
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Origin of holophrase

First recorded in 1895–1900; holo- + phrase

Words nearby holophrase

holometabolous, holomorphic, holon, holophane, holophote, holophrase, holophrasis, holophrastic, holophyte, holophytic, holoplankton
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