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   Phra·se·ol·o·gy

   /ˌfrāzēˈäləjē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mode of expression, especially one characteristic of a particular speaker or writer: "legal phraseology"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from modern Latin phraseologia, phrasiologia, from Greek phraseōn, genitive plural of phrasis ‘a phrase’ + -logia (see -logy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. phraseological adjective

   Scrabble Points: 20

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   • R

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