Phrase

Phrase

In everyday speech, a phrase may refer to any group of words. In linguistics, a phrase is a group of words (or sometimes a single word) that form a constituent and so function as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence. A phrase is lower on the grammatical hierarchy than a clause.

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Famous quotes containing the word phrase:

    “A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper—a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

    “Rude am I in my speech,
    And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    ““Poor but happy” is not a phrase invented by a poor person.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)