phraseology

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Study of set or fixed expressions.
2. (uncountable, usually) The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
3. (uncountable, usually) A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.
4. (uncountable, usually) A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.

Synonyms

diction

wording

expression

phrasing

choice of words

verbiage

writing style

terminology

written language

script

slang

term

grammar

textual

torrent of words

verbalism

parlance

vernacular

wordage

idiom

writ

dialect

phrase

patois

Translations

phraséologie

fraseologia

fraseología

fraseologia

fraseologia

Ausdrucksweise

φρασεολογία

Phraseologie

Wortwahl

dicção

ifade tarzı

Redewendung

dicció

şive

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹeɪziˈɑləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

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