phrased

noun

A short written or spoken expression.

(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

(music) A small section of music in a larger piece.

(dance) A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance.

(archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.

verb

(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.

(transitive, intransitive, music) To perform (a passage) with a particular phrasing.

(transitive, music) To divide into melodic phrases.

Roots

phrasisphras- · Greek · speech

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Where does phrased come from?

The word phrased breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root phras-, from Greek phrasis (“speech”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.