phraseology
noun
phra·se·ol·o·gy ˌfrā-zē-ˈä-lə-jē 
frā-ˈzä-
plural phraseologies
1
: a manner of organizing words and phrases into longer elements : style
2
: choice of words
Synonyms
- fashion
- locution
- manner
- mode
- style
- tone
- vein
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Example Sentences
I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name. the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind
Recent Examples on the Web Despite that bobble, Maxwell’s intent with this delicate phraseology is clear: Post-conviction, Ghislaine Maxwell is now in the process of presenting herself as yet another victim of Jeffrey Epstein. 
Guy Martin, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Dewey’s philosophy was one of communitarian liberalism (in Sandel’s seemingly paradoxical phraseology), and at its core was the institution of the public school and the process of education for citizenship and democracy. Win Mccormack, The New Republic, 20 May 2022 Abercrombie & Fitch usually couched their racist practices in vague phraseology. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2022 The British accents and phraseology are an important part of the case, though, as prosecutors seek to prove that Elsheikh is indeed one of the Beatles who tortured hostages, even though the Beatles took great pains to conceal their faces. CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022 The new phraseology reflects an even wider embrace of flavor fusions that marry savory spices and heat with sweetness. New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021 While his music often hinges on menace, phraseology like that lets slip the playfulness that underlines so many Drakeo songs. Paul Thompson, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021 His skillful management of the phraseology surrounding the epochal shift in monetary policy will go down as a classic case study in superior message control, and therefore superior public policy. George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 Hey, Mark, so we`re coming off four years of scorched earth, no one is calling for that, no one is calling for another round of memorable but horrible nicknames that reduced people to tiny school yard phraseology. NBC News, 20 Aug. 2021 See More
Guy Martin, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Dewey’s philosophy was one of communitarian liberalism (in Sandel’s seemingly paradoxical phraseology), and at its core was the institution of the public school and the process of education for citizenship and democracy. Win Mccormack, The New Republic, 20 May 2022 Abercrombie & Fitch usually couched their racist practices in vague phraseology. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2022 The British accents and phraseology are an important part of the case, though, as prosecutors seek to prove that Elsheikh is indeed one of the Beatles who tortured hostages, even though the Beatles took great pains to conceal their faces. CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022 The new phraseology reflects an even wider embrace of flavor fusions that marry savory spices and heat with sweetness. New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021 While his music often hinges on menace, phraseology like that lets slip the playfulness that underlines so many Drakeo songs. Paul Thompson, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021 His skillful management of the phraseology surrounding the epochal shift in monetary policy will go down as a classic case study in superior message control, and therefore superior public policy. George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 Hey, Mark, so we`re coming off four years of scorched earth, no one is calling for that, no one is calling for another round of memorable but horrible nicknames that reduced people to tiny school yard phraseology. NBC News, 20 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin phraseologia, irregular from Greek phrasis + -logia -logy
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1
phraseology
noun
1
as in manner
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- manner
- style
- tone
- mode
- vein
- locution
- idiom
- fashion
- elocution
- colloquialism
- expression
- connotation
- address
- delivery
- archaism
- regionalism
- denotation
- acceptation
2
as in diction
the way in which something is put into words the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind Synonyms & Similar Words
- diction
- language
- wording
- phrasing
- formulation
- phrase
- verbiage
- speech
- locution
- expression
- voice
- enunciation
- style
- utterance
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