Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Study of set or fixed expressions.

    Phraseologie

    фразеоло́гияfrazeológija

    фразеоло́гіяfrazeolóhija

  2. (uncountable, usually)The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.

    фразеоло́гияfrazeológija, слогslog, стильstilʹ

    the manner in which something is expressed in words

  3. (uncountable, usually)A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.

    Phraseologismus

  4. (uncountable, usually)A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
study of set or fixed expressions:
Русский
By meaning 2
study of set or fixed expressions:
the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
study of set or fixed expressions:
group of specialized words and expressions:

Origin

From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”).

From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”).

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Forms

plural: phraseologies
Singularphraseology

uncountable

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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