phraseology

noun

phra·​se·​ol·​o·​gy ˌfrā-zē-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce phraseology (audio)
frā-ˈzä-
plural phraseologies
1
: a manner of organizing words and phrases into longer elements : style
2
: choice of words

Examples of phraseology in a Sentence

I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name. the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind
Recent Examples on the Web And the Florida governor isn't the only one who appears to be borrowing Trump phraseology. Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 10 July 2023 As a first-act finale, the song — incorporating some twists on Douglass’s phraseology — is a kind of motivational summation of the experiences of the young Douglass, after escaping slavery and making an extraordinary ascent to ever-greater influence. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 It’s all cloaked in the phraseology of being true to the faith. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 If a creator doesn’t respond, or doesn’t respond fast enough, he or she is labeled a gatekeeper (for those not fluent in TikTok phraseology, this is not a compliment). Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023 To commission a gravestone in proper Roman style, with good syntax and phraseology, was proof that her family had ‘made it’ in Londinium. Rachel Ashcroft, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022 This happens when speakers use local phraseology and native jokes. Roman Kumar Vyas, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Despite that bobble, Maxwell’s intent with this delicate phraseology is clear: Post-conviction, Ghislaine Maxwell is now in the process of presenting herself as yet another victim of Jeffrey Epstein. Guy Martin, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Dewey’s philosophy was one of communitarian liberalism (in Sandel’s seemingly paradoxical phraseology), and at its core was the institution of the public school and the process of education for citizenship and democracy. Win McCormack, The New Republic, 20 May 2022

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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of phraseology was in 1604

Dictionary Entries Near phraseology

Cite this Entry

“Phraseology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phraseology. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

phraseology

noun
phrase·​ol·​o·​gy
ˌfrā-zē-ˈäl-ə-jē,
frā-ˈzäl-
1
: manner of speaking and writing : style
2
: choice of words
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