phrase
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Sense: Noun: verbal expression
Synonyms:
expression Collocations, figure of speech, set phrase, turn of phrase, idiom Collocations, saying Collocations, idiomatic expression, set expression, words, catchphrase, slogan, quotation Collocations, quote Collocations , line Collocations, adage, old chestnut, cliché, motto Collocations, maxim, dictum, proverb, witticism, lyrical passage, clause Collocations, choice of words, subordinate clause, relative clause, dependent clause, main clause
Sense: Noun: musical passage
Synonyms:
musical phrase, passage Collocations, piece Collocations, sequence Collocations, melodic phrase, melodic sequence, melodic passage, melodic line, musical passage, strain Collocations, motif, riff, lick Collocations, leitmotif
Sense: Verb: express in words
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