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phrase BrE / freɪz /  NAmE / freɪz / Native audio playback is not supported. phrase(noun)BrE / freɪz /  NAmE / freɪz / a small group of words without a finite verb that together have a particular meaning and that typically form part of a sentence. ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases.see also noun phrasehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/noun-phraseDo not write more than 200 words.He uses a lot of long words.technical/legal/scientific terms‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’?He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before.‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.a group of words which have a particular meaning when used togethersee also catchphrasehttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/catchphrasea memorable phraseShe was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past’.a short series of notes that form a unit within a longer passage in a piece of musicused to introduce a well-known expression that you have changed slightly in order to be funnyTasting is believing, to coin a phrase! (= the usual phrase is ‘seeing is believing’).used to show that you are aware that you are using an expression that is not newOh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase.a particular way of describing somethingExtra Examples‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner.A current popular buzz phrase is ‘Think outside the box’.He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase.He just comes out with the same old stock phrases.Her unfortunate choice of phrase offended most of the audience.I bought a Spanish phrase book.In 1998, he trademarked the phrase ‘Freedom of Expression’.She can certainly turn a phrase.She was, in her own memorable phrase, ‘a woman without a past’.Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’?Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein ‘declare, tell’.

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(noun) do not write more than 200 words.he uses a lot of long words.technical/legal/scientific terms‘old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=phrase This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / freɪz / NAmE / freɪz /
Example	do not write more than 200 words. he uses a lot of long words. technical/legal/scientific terms ‘old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=phrase
Content	phrase (noun)BrE / freɪz / NAmE / freɪz / a small group of words without a finite verb that together have a particular meaning and that typically form part of a sentence. ‘the green car’ and ‘on Friday morning’ are phrases. see also noun phrase https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/noun-phrase Do not write more than 200 words. He uses a lot of long words. technical/legal/scientific terms ‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’. Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’? He tends to use a lot of slang expressions that I’ve never heard before. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. a group of words which have a particular meaning when used together see also catchphrase https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/catchphrase a memorable phrase She was, in her own favourite phrase, ‘a woman without a past’. a short series of notes that form a unit within a longer passage in a piece of music used to introduce a well-known expression that you have changed slightly in order to be funny Tasting is believing, to coin a phrase! (= the usual phrase is ‘seeing is believing’). used to show that you are aware that you are using an expression that is not new Oh well, no news is good news, to coin a phrase. a particular way of describing something Extra Examples ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner. A current popular buzz phrase is ‘Think outside the box’. He is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase. He just comes out with the same old stock phrases. Her unfortunate choice of phrase offended most of the audience. I bought a Spanish phrase book. In 1998, he trademarked the phrase ‘Freedom of Expression’. She can certainly turn a phrase. She was, in her own memorable phrase, ‘a woman without a past’. Who coined the phrase ‘desktop publishing’? Word Origin mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘style or manner of expression’): via late Latin from Greek phrasis, from phrazein ‘declare, tell’.
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