ENGLISH: phrase - CREOLE: fraz



Overview of noun phrase



The noun phrase has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (10) phrase -- (an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence)

2. (3) phrase, musical phrase -- (a short musical passage)

3. (1) idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase -- (an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up)

4. phrase -- (dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence)



Overview of verb phrase



The verb phrase has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (3) give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate -- (put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees")

2. phrase -- (divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage")

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