phraseology
/ˌfreɪziˈɑlədʒi/
noun
- The particular way in which words and phrases are chosen and arranged, especially in a specific field or by a specific person.
- The teacher explained that good phraseology can make your writing more persuasive.
- His phraseology is very formal, even when he's just chatting with friends.
- The legal phraseology in the contract was hard for a non-lawyer to understand.
- The study of fixed phrases and expressions in a language.
- Researchers in phraseology analyze how phrases like 'break the ice' are used.
- The course covers the phraseology of everyday English, including idioms and collocations.
- Phraseology is an important part of learning how to speak a language naturally.
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