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Definition of phrase
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Phrase
(v. i.) To group notes into
phrases;
as, he
phrases
well. See
Phrase,
n., 4..
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Lief
::
Lief
(adv.)
Gladly;
willingly;
freely;
-- now used only in the
phrases,
had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or
would,
as lief go as not..
Chiasmus
::
Chiasmus
(n.) An
inversion
of the order of words or
phrases,
when
repeated
or
subsequently
referred
to in a
sentence.
Contraction
::
Contraction
(n.)
Something
contracted
or
abbreviated,
as a word or
phrase;
-- as,
plenipo
for
plenipotentiary;
crim. con. for
criminal
conversation,
etc..
Ciceronianism
::
Ciceronianism
(n.)
Imitation
of, or
resemblance
to, the style or
action
Cicero;
a
Ciceronian
phrase
or
expression..
Present
::
Present
(a.)
Present
letters
or
instrument,
as a deed of
conveyance,
a
lease,
letter
of
attorney,
or other
writing;
as in the
phrase,
Know all men by these
presents,
that is, by the
writing
itself,
per has
literas
praesentes;
-- in this
sense,
rarely
used in the
singular..
Parenthesis
::
Parenthesis
(n.) A word,
phrase,
or
sentence,
by way of
comment
or
explanation,
inserted
in, or
attached
to, a
sentence
which would be
grammatically
complete
without
it. It is
usually
inclosed
within
curved
lines (see def. 2
below),
or
dashes..
Amphibology
::
Amphibology
(n.) A
phrase,
discourse,
or
proposition,
susceptible
of two
interpretations;
and
hence,
of
uncertain
meaning.
It
differs
from
equivocation,
which
arises
from the
twofold
sense of a
single
term..
Heave
::
Heave (v. t.) To force from, or into, any
position;
to cause to move; also, to throw off; --
mostly
used in
certain
nautical
phrases;
as, to heave the ship
ahead..
Out
::
Out (n.) A place or space
outside
of
something;
a nook or
corner;
an angle
projecting
outward;
an open
space;
--
chiefly
used in the
phrase
ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a
question.
See under In..
Periphrase
::
Periphrase
(v. i.) To use
circumlocution.
Adjective
::
Adjective
(n.) A word used with a noun, or
substantive,
to
express
a
quality
of the thing
named,
or
something
attributed
to it, or to limit or
define
it, or to
specify
or
describe
a
thing,
as
distinct
from
something
else. Thus, in
phrase,
a wise
ruler,
wise is the
adjective,
expressing
a
property
of
ruler..
Attributive
::
Attributive
(n.) A word that
denotes
an
attribute;
esp. a
modifying
word
joined
to a noun; an
adjective
or
adjective
phrase.
Sea Language
::
Sea
language
() The
peculiar
language
or
phraseology
of
seamen;
sailor's
cant.
Vain
::
Vain (n.)
Vanity;
emptiness;
-- now used only in the
phrase
in vain.
Ignoramus
::
Ignoramus
(n.) We are
ignorant;
we
ignore;
-- being the word
formerly
written
on a bill of
indictment
by a grand jury when there was not
sufficient
evidence
to
warrant
them in
finding
it a true bill. The
phrase
now used is, No bill, No true bill, or Not
found,
though
in some
jurisdictions
Ignored
is still
used..
Transposable
::
Transposable
(a.) That may
transposed;
as, a
transposable
phrase..
Auld Lang Syne
::
Auld lang syne () A
Scottish
phrase
used in
recalling
recollections
of times long since past.
Skimmington
::
Skimmington
(n.) A word
employed
in the
phrase,
To ride
Skimmington;
that is to ride on a horse with a
woman,
but
behind
her,
facing
backward,
carrying
a
distaff,
and
accompanied
by a
procession
of
jeering
neighbors
making
mock
music;
a
cavalcade
in
ridicule
of a
henpecked
man. The
custom
was in vogue in parts of
England..
Circumlocution
::
Circumlocution
(n.) The use of many words to
express
an idea that might be
expressed
by few;
indirect
or
roundabout
language;
a
periphrase.
Evil
::
Evil (n.)
malady
or
disease;
especially
in the
phrase
king's
evil, the
scrofula..
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