PHRASEOLOGY

wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage

(noun) the manner in which something is expressed in words; “use concise military verbiage”- G.S.Patton

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

phraseology (usually uncountable, plural phraseologies)

Study of set or fixed expressions.

The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.

A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.

A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.

Source: Wiktionary


Phra`se*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. phraséologie.]

1. Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style. Most completely national in his . . . phraseology. I. Taylor.

2. A collection of phrases; a phrase book. [R.]

Syn.

– Diction; style. See Diction.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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