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phrasing
n. process of expressing in words; style of verbal expression; spacing of notes (Music)
 
phrase
v. formulate in words, express in words; express in a certain manner


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Phrasing
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phrasing
Noun
1. the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
(hypernym) grouping
2. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
(synonym) wording, diction, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage
(hypernym) formulation, expression
(hyponym) mot juste
(derivation) give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate

 
phrase
Noun
1. an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb
(hypernym) construction, grammatical construction, expression
(hyponym) noun phrase
(part-meronym) headword, head word
(derivation) give voice, formulate, word, articulate
2. a short musical passage
(synonym) musical phrase
(hypernym) passage, musical passage
(hyponym) ligature
(part-holonym) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
3. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
(synonym) idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase
(hypernym) saying, expression, locution
(hyponym) ruralism, rusticism
(derivation) give voice, formulate, word, articulate
(class) out of whack
Verb
1. put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
(synonym) give voice, formulate, word, articulate
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) ask
(derivation) idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Phrasing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Phrase
  
 
(n.)
The act or method of grouping the notes so as to form distinct musical phrases.
  
 
(n.)
Method of expression; association of words.
  

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phrasing
Synonyms and related words:
adaptation, arrangement, choice of words, composition, dialect, diction, expression, formulation, grammar, harmonization, idiom, instrumentation, intonation, language, locution, modulation, orchestration, parlance, phrase, phraseology, preparation, resolution, rhetoric, setting, solution, speech, suspension, talk, tone painting, transcription, usage, use of words, usus loquendi, verbalism, verbiage, wordage, wording
  

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