phraseology C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌfreɪziˈɑlədʒi/ UK /ˌfreɪziˈɒlədʒi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a particular mode or choice of words and expressions Legal phraseology can baffle the ordinary reader. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a particular mode or choice... wordingdictionlanguageterminologyparlanceidiomphrasing Word family Derived forms phraseological Related forms phraseparaphraseperiphrasis Etymology AI details A modern formation from Greek phrasis ('speech, way of speaking', from phrazein 'to declare, tell') plus -logy ('study, discourse', from logos 'word'). phrasis la-lat logos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # phraseology **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌfreɪziˈɑlədʒi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌfreɪziˈɒlədʒi/ ## Meanings 1. a particular mode or choice of words and expressions ## Examples - Legal phraseology can baffle the ordinary reader. ## Synonyms - wording - diction - language - terminology - parlance - idiom - phrasing ## Derived Forms - phraseological ## Related Forms - phrase - paraphrase - periphrasis ## Roots and Affixes - Root: phrasis - Root: logos ## Etymology A modern formation from Greek phrasis ('speech, way of speaking', from phrazein 'to declare, tell') plus -logy ('study, discourse', from logos 'word'). ## AI Etymology Phraseology is a modern formation from Greek phrasis ('speech, way of speaking', from phrazein 'to declare, tell') plus -logy ('study, discourse', from logos 'word'). Important recorded forms include phrasis (Ancient Greek) and logos (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a particular mode or choice of words and expressions. The wider family includes derived forms such as phraseological and related words such as phrase, paraphrase, and periphrasis. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown