- phrasing
- noun Date: 1611 1. style of expression ; phraseology 2. the act, method, or result of grouping notes into musical phrases
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phrasing
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Phrasing — Phrase Phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phrased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phrasing}.] [Cf. F. phraser.] To express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style. These suns for so they phrase em. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phrasing — phras|ing [ˈfreızıŋ] n [U] 1.) the way that something is said ▪ I don t remember her exact phrasing. 2.) a way of playing music, reading poetry etc that separates the notes, words, or lines into phrases … Dictionary of contemporary English
