PHRASE

• (noun) dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

• (noun) an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

• (noun) a short musical passage

  synonyms : musical phrase

• (noun) 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

• (verb) divide, combine, or mark into phrases

  "phrase a musical passage"

• (verb) put into words or an expression

  "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

  synonyms : articulate , formulate , give voice , word

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