PHRASEOLOGY


Meaning of PHRASEOLOGY in English

ˌfrāzēˈäləjē, -ji also frāˈzä- noun

( -es )

Etymology: New Latin phraseologia, from phraseo- (from Latin phrasis phrase) + Latin -logia -logy

1. : a manner of organization of words into phrases and of phrases into longer elements of expression : idiomatic or peculiar phrasing : style

meetings … characterized by religious singing, biblical phraseology , and prayer — Current Biography

2. : choice of words : vocabulary

called a flapper in the phraseology of the twenties

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.