phraseology

phra·se·ol·o·gy

noun \-jē\

plural phra·se·ol·o·gies

Definition of PHRASEOLOGY

1

: a manner of organizing words and phrases into longer elements : style

2

: choice of words

Examples of PHRASEOLOGY

1. <I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name.>
2. <the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind>

Origin of PHRASEOLOGY

New Latin phraseologia, irregular from Greek phrasis + -logia -logy

First Known Use: 1664

Related to PHRASEOLOGY

Synonyms: fashion, locution, manner, mode, style, tone, vein

Related Words: address, delivery, elocution; archaism, colloquialism, regionalism; acceptation, connotation, denotation, expression, idiom

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Rhymes with PHRASEOLOGY

anthropology, archaeology, cardiology, climatology, cosmetology, criminology, dermatology, Egyptology, entomology, eschatology, etiology, etymology, futurology, genealogy, gerontology, glaciology, gynecology, hematology, herpetology, ideology, immunology, kremlinology, laryngology, lexicology, Mariology, martyrology, methodology, mineralogy, musicology, numerology, oceanology, ophthalmology, ornithology, pharmacology, physiology, primatology, radiology, reflexology, rheumatology, semiology, sociology, terminology, thanatology, toxicology, urbanology, volcanology, vulcanology