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phraseograph

[ frey-zee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈfreɪ zi əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
a phrase for which there is a phraseogram.
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Origin of phraseograph

First recorded in 1835–45; phrase + -o- + -graph

Words nearby phraseograph

phrase book, phrasemaker, phrase marker, phrasemonger, phraseogram, phraseograph, phraseologist, phraseology, phrase structure, phrase-structure grammar, phrase-structure rule
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British Dictionary definitions for phraseograph

phraseograph
/ (ˈfreɪzɪəˌɡrɑːf) /
noun
a phrase for which there exists a phraseogram

Derived forms of phraseograph

phraseographic (ˌfreɪzɪəˈɡræfɪk), adjectivephraseography (ˌfreɪzɪˈɒɡrəfɪ), noun
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