noun
- An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence.
- A short musical passage.
- synonyms: musical phrase
- An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up.
- synonyms: idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase
- Dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence.
verb
- Put into words or an expression.
- usage: "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
- synonyms: give voice, formulate, word, articulate
- Divide, combine, or mark into phrases.
- usage: "phrase a musical passage"
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