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s forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase. "Convey" the wise it call. "Steal!" foh! a fico for the phrase. Shak.

Indescribable. Shak.

A symbol for a phrase.

Of or pertaining to phraseology; consisting of a peculiar form of words. "This verbal or phraseological answer." Bp. Pearson.

A collector or coiner of phrases.

anner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style. Most completely national in his . . . phraseology. I. Taylor.

a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to paraphrase. Dryden.

Translated literally.

n of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; -- opposed to metaphrase. In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the author's words are not so strictly followed as his sense. Dryden. Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David. I. Disraeli. His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practic…

One who paraphrases.

a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution. "To describe by enigmatic periphrases." De Quincey.

The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.

To childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is, delivered of a child). Shak.

n, an absurd opinion; an absurd dream. This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak. 'This phrase absurd to call a villain great. Pope. p. 9

ior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

e last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.

A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.

` phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.

r define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler.

Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, To be adreamed, to dream. [Obs.]