phrasing

noun

The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.

(music) The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.

Roots

phrasisphras- · Greek · speech

Synonyms for phrasing

wordingn phraseologyn dictionn verbiagen wordage verbalismn intonationn idiomn locutionn

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Where does phrasing come from?

The word phrasing 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.