Milton…mixes the extremest vernacular with the most exquisite and scholarly phrasing (George Saintsbury).
b) the grouping of spoken words by pauses.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
par´a|phras´er — par|a|phrase «PAR uh frayz», verb, phrased, phras|ing, noun. –v.t. to state the meaning of (a passage) in other words: »A long established rule permits reporters to paraphrase everything the President says, but direct quotation must be… … Useful english dictionary
phrasing — phras|ing [ˈfreızıŋ] n [U] 1.) the way that something is said ▪ I don t remember her exact phrasing. 2.) a way of playing music, reading poetry etc that separates the notes, words, or lines into phrases … Dictionary of contemporary English
phrasing — phras|ing [ freızıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) the way someone puts words together to express something: The phrasing of the article is confusing. 2. ) the way that music is performed to show clearly which musical notes belong together … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
phrasing — phras•ing [[t]ˈfreɪ zɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of forming phrases 2) a manner or method of forming phrases; phraseology 3) mad the grouping of the notes of a musical line into distinct phrases • Etymology: 1605–15 … From formal English to slang
paraphrase — par•a•phrase [[t]ˈpær əˌfreɪz[/t]] n. v. phrased, phras•ing 1) a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording 2) the act or process of restating or rewording 3) to express in a paraphrase 4) to… … From formal English to slang
par|a|phrase — «PAR uh frayz», verb, phrased, phras|ing, noun. –v.t. to state the meaning of (a passage) in other words: »A long established rule permits reporters to paraphrase everything the President says, but direct quotation must be specifically authorized … Useful english dictionary
Phrasing — Phras ing, n. 1. Method of expression; association of words. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The act or method of grouping the notes so as to form distinct musical phrases. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misphrase — mis•phrase′ v. t. phrased, phras•ing … From formal English to slang
phrase — [[t]freɪz[/t]] n. v. phrased, phras•ing 1) gram. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical unit and lacking a finite verb or such elements of clause structure as subject and verb, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an… … From formal English to slang
rephrase — re•phrase [[t]riˈfreɪz[/t]] v. t. phrased, phras•ing to phrase again, esp. in a different manner • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
