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
Phrasing
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
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.