n.
Pronunciation: ' fr ā z
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin phrasis, from Greek, from phrazein to point out, explain, tell
Date: 1530
1 : a characteristic manner or style of expression : DICTION
2 a : a brief expression especially : CATCHPHRASE b : WORD
3 : a short musical thought typically two to four measures long closing with a cadence
4 : a word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical function <an adverbial phrase >
5 : a series of dance movements comprising a section of a pattern