noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American:/fɹeɪziˈɑləd͡ʒi/
General-American:/fɹeɪzˈɑləd͡ʒi/
Received-Pronunciation:/fɹeɪziˈɒləd͡ʒɪ/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
CMU ARPABET:F R EY2 Z IY0 AO1 L AO0 JH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Study of set or fixed expressions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
use concise military verbiage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wording, diction, phrasing, choice of words, verbiage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: formulation, expression
Narrower terms: mot juste, verbalization, verbalisation
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”).
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
frazeologji
— study of set or fixed expressions
Armenian:
դարձվածաբանություն
(darjvacabanutʻyun)
— study of set or fixed expressions
Belarusian:
фразеало́гія
(frazjealóhija)
— study of set or fixed expressions
Bulgarian:
фразеология
(frazeologija)
— study of set or fixed expressions
Catalan:
fraseologia
— study of set or fixed expressions
Chinese Mandarin:
成語學 /成语学
(chéngyǔxué)
— study of set or fixed expressions
Czech:
frazeologie
— study of set or fixed expressions
Finnish:
fraseologia
— study of set or fixed expressions
French:
phraséologie
— study of set or fixed expressions
Georgian:
ფრაზეოლოგია
(prazeologia)
— study of set or fixed expressions
German:
Phraseologie
— study of set or fixed expressions
Greek:
φρασεολογία
(fraseología)
— study of set or fixed expressions
Hungarian:
frazeológia
— study of set or fixed expressions
Italian:
fraseologia
— study of set or fixed expressions
Polish:
frazeologia
— study of set or fixed expressions
Portuguese:
fraseologia
— study of set or fixed expressions
Romanian:
frazeologie
— study of set or fixed expressions
Russian:
фразеоло́гия
(frazeológija)
— study of set or fixed expressions
Slovak:
frazeológia
— study of set or fixed expressions
Spanish:
fraseología
— study of set or fixed expressions
Turkish:
deyim bilimi
— study of set or fixed expressions
Turkish:
frazeoloji
— study of set or fixed expressions
Ukrainian:
фразеоло́гія
(frazeolóhija)
— study of set or fixed expressions
Bulgarian:
начин на изразяване
(način na izrazjavane)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Chinese Mandarin:
用語 /用语
(yòngyǔ)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Czech:
dikce
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Czech:
výrazivo
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Finnish:
fraseologia
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Hungarian:
frazeológia
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Japanese:
言葉遣い
(kotobadzukai)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Japanese:
表現法
(hyōgenhō)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Japanese:
用語
(yōgo)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Japanese:
口回し
(kuchimawashi)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Japanese:
言い回し
(iimawashi)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Polish:
frazeologia
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Portuguese:
fraseologia
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Russian:
фразеоло́гия
(frazeológija)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Russian:
слог
(slog)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Russian:
стиль
(stilʹ)
— the style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech
Catalan:
fraseologia
— group of specialized words and expressions
Czech:
výrazové prostředky
— group of specialized words and expressions
Finnish:
fraseologia
— group of specialized words and expressions
German:
Phraseologismus
— group of specialized words and expressions
Hungarian:
frazeológia
— group of specialized words and expressions
Italian:
fraseologia
— group of specialized words and expressions
Polish:
frazeologia
— group of specialized words and expressions
Portuguese:
terminologia
— group of specialized words and expressions
Romanian:
frazeologie
— group of specialized words and expressions
Spanish:
fraseología
— group of specialized words and expressions
