phraseology

American  

[frey-zee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌfreɪ ziˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language.

   legal phraseology.

2. expressions; phrases.

   obscure phraseology.

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phraseology British  

/ ˌfreɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌfreɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the manner in which words or phrases are used

2. a set of phrases used by a particular group of people

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Related Words

See diction.

Other Word Forms

• phraseologic adjective
• phraseological adjective
• phraseologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of phraseology

First recorded in 1600–10; from New Latin phraseologia (erroneously for unattested Greek phrasiología ), coined by German humanist Michael Neander (1525–95); phrase, -o-, -logy

Example Sentences

Former England captain Alan Shearer said some of the phraseology was confusing and has called for change: "Proximity... obvious position... not in an obvious position... natural," he said.

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Former England captain Alan Shearer pointed to some of the phraseology that has come into the football lexicon around handball as he called for change.

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The victim's mother, a college teacher, recognised the letter's writing style and phraseology as that of a colleague, Meher, a former principal she had replaced.

From BBC

And we have already had senior figures on both sides talking about last-minute tweaks and that old favourite in the phraseology of EU negotiations: "Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed."

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He also cautioned that he was unsure of the government's definition of a working person, adding: "We’ve got to find a different phraseology".

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