phraseology

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˌfreɪziˈɑlədʒi/ UK /ˌfreɪziˈɒlədʒi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... wording diction language terminology parlance idiom phrasing

Word family

Derived forms phraseological

Related forms phrase paraphrase periphrasis

Etymology

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

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# 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
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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