Phrase
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Alternative forms
- Phrasis (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phrasis (“diction”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “manner of expression”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Phrase f (genitive Phrase, plural Phrasen)
- (also grammar) phrase
- (especially) a hackneyed or inane expression
- Synonyms: Floskel, Worthülse
- hohle Phrase ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of Phrase [feminine]
Derived terms
- Nominalphrase, Verbalphrase
- Phrasenschwein
Further reading
- “Phrase” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Phrase” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Phrase” in Duden online
Phrase on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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