Dictionary definition · phrase
noun
- an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
- a short musical passage
- an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
- dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
verb
- put into words or an expression"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
- divide, combine, or mark into phrases"phrase a musical passage"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).