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phras·ing

(frā′zĭng)
n.
1. The act of making phrases.
2. The manner in which an expression is phrased.
3. Music The manner in which a phrase is rendered or interpreted.
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phrasing

(ˈfreɪzɪŋ)
n
1. the way in which something is expressed, esp in writing; wording
2. (Classical Music) music the division of a melodic line, part, etc, into musical phrases
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phras•ing

(ˈfreɪ zɪŋ)

n.
1. the act of forming phrases.
2. a manner or method of forming phrases; phraseology.
3. the grouping of the notes of a musical line into distinct phrases.
[1605–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. phrasing - the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
grouping - the activity of putting things together in groups
2. phrasing - the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
mot juste - the appropriate word or expression
verbalisation, verbalization - the words that are spoken in the activity of verbalization
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phrasing

noun
Choice of words and the way in which they are used:
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Translations
التَّعْبير الموسيقيعِلم العِبارات
frazeologiefrázovat
formuleringfraseringordvalg
fraseeraussanamuoto
málfar, orîfærimótun hendinga, frasering
frázovanie
besteyi cümlelere ayırmaifade tarzı

phrasing

[ˈfreɪzɪŋ] N (= act) → redacción f; [of question] → formulación f; (= style) → estilo m, términos mpl (Mus) → fraseo m
the phrasing is rather unfortunate → la forma en que está expresado es bastante desafortunada
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phrasing

[ˈfreɪzɪŋ] n
(= wording) [question, letter, statement] → libellé m
[musician] → phrasé m
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phrasing

n (= act) → Formulierung f; (= style) → Ausdrucksweise f, → Stil m; (Mus) → Phrasierung f
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phrasing

[ˈfreɪzɪŋ] n (of thought, request, letter) → formulazione f (Mus) → fraseggio
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phrase

(freiz) noun
1. a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence. He arrived after dinner. frase عِبارَه фраза sintagma slovní spojení der Ausdruck ordforbindelse φράση frase sõnarühm عبارت lauseke syntagme משפט मुहावरा fraza, izraz csoport; szókapcsolat, szólás frase frasi, orðasamband frase, sintagma 句 어구 frazė, žodžių junginys, pasakymas frāze; vārdkopa frasa zinsdeel uttrykk, vending wyrażenie نيمګړې جمله، په ګرامركې ددوو يازياتو لغتو او كلمو مجموعه چې يو فقره ترې جوړشي ولې بشپړه فقره نه وي sintagma frază фраза, словосочетание slovné spojenie poved fraza fras วลี sözcük takımı 短語,慣用語,詞組 фраза جزو جملہ، مرکب ناقص cụm từ 短语,惯用语,词组
2. a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody. the opening phrase of the overture. maatmotief عِبارَة موسيقيَّه фраза frase fráze der Satz frase μουσική φράση frase fraas قطعه säe phrase פסוק गीतांश fraza (zenei) frázis frase hending frase 楽句 악구 frazė frāze rangkai lagu frase frase fraza قطعه frase frază (muzicală) фраза fráza (glasbeni) motiv muzička fraza fras เนื้อเพลง parça 短句 фраза موسيقي کا مقطع đoản khúc 短句
verb
to express (something) in words. I phrased my explanations in simple language. uitdruk يَصوغُ الفِكْرَة في كَلِمات изразявам expressar formulovat formulieren udtrykke; formulere εκφράζω, διατυπώνω expresar sõnastama بیان کردن muotoilla exprimer לנְסָחֵ व्यक्त करना izraziti se kifejez menyatakan secara lisan orða esprimere 言葉にする (~을) 말로 나타내다 (iš)dėstyti, pasakyti izteikt vārdos; formulēt mengungkapkan verwoorden uttrykke, formulere wyrażać څرګندول expressar a exprima выражать словами formulovať izraziti izraziti uttrycka, formulera ถ่ายทอดด้วยคําพูด ifade etmek 用話表示,措詞 будувати фразу; висловлюватися الفاظ ميں بيان کرنا diễn đạt 用话表示,措词
phraseology (freiziˈolədʒi) noun
the manner of putting words and phrases together to express oneself. His phraseology shows that he is a foreigner. uitdrukkingswyse أسْلوب التَّعبير фразеология fraseologia frazeologie die Ausdrucksweise ordvalg; formulering φρασεολογία fraseología kõnepruuk روش عبارت پردازی fraseologia phraséologie ניסוח वाक्य रचना frazeologija kifejezésmód frasiologi málfar, orðfæri fraseologia 言いまわし 말씨 žodžių jungimas/parinkimas izteiksmes veids; vārdu izvēle penyusunan rangkai kata uitdrukkingswijze fraseologi, uttrykksmåte sposób wyrażania się دافادې ډول، داظهار طرز، عبارت، ژبنې اصطلاحات، دژبنيو اصطلاحاتو پوهنه fraseologia mod de exprimare язык, слог frazeológia frazeologija frazeologija fraseologi, språkbruk การใช้สํานวนโวหาร ifade tarzı 措詞 фразеологія انداز بيان cách nói 措词
ˈphrasing noun
1. phraseology. uitdrukkingswyse عِلم العِبارات фразеология fraseado frazeologie die Ausdrucksweise ordvalg; formulering φρασεολογία fraseología kõnepruuk واژگان sanamuoto phraséologie סגנון वाक्य-रचना izražavanje frazírozás penyusunan kata málfar, orðfæri formulazione 言いまわし 어법, 말주변 žodžių jungimas izteiksmes veids penyusunan rangkai kata uitdrukkingswijze uttrykksmåte sposób wyrażania się اصطلاحاتو fraseado frazeologie слог frazeológia frazeologija frazeologija fraseologi, uttryck, fraser การใช้สํานวนโวหาร ifade tarzı 措詞 фразеологія انداز بيان ngữ cú 措词
2. the act of putting musical phrases together either in composing or playing. maatsamestelling التَّعْبير الموسيقي фразиране composição frázovat das Phrasieren frasering διατύπωση fraseo fraseerimine ترتیب بندی قطعات موسیقی fraseeraus phrasé ניסוח गीतांश fraziranje frazírozás penyusunan nada mótun hendinga, frasering formulazione 句切り法 구절법 frazuotė frāzējums penyusunan rangkai lagu frasering frasering frazowanie د ساز د ترتيبول ټوټى dicionário frazare фразировка frázovanie frazirati frazeologija frasering การตัดต่อเนื้อเพลง besteyi cümlelere ayırma 短句的組成 фразувати موسيقي کے مقطعوں کو پڑھنے کا عمل cách phân nhịp 短句的组成
ˈphrase-book noun
a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language. fraseboek كِتاب العِبارات разговорник dicionário de frases konverzační příručka Sprachführer mit Redewendungen parlør συλλογή φράσεων, λεξικό ιδιωτισμών libro de frases vestmik فرهنگ اصطلاحات و واژگان tulkkisanakirja recueil d'expressions שיחון मुहावरे की कीताब priručnik fraza, frazarij szólásgyűjtemény buku petunjuk bahasa bók með gagnlegum orðum og orðasamböndum frasario 用語集 관용구집 pasikalbėjimų knygelė sarunvārdnīca buku ungkapan vertaalgids parlør rozmówki هغه لارښود کتاب چې خلک دبهرنيو ژبو سره اشناکوي ، دبهرنيو ژبو د عامو اصطلاحاتو کتاب dicţionar de expresii разговорник konverzačná príručka; frazeologický slovník slovarček fraz rečnik fraza parlör หนังสือสํานวนโวหาร (hazır) cümle kitabı 短語集 розмовник چھوٹي سي کتاب جس ميں کسي زبان کے مفيد الفاظ و جملوں کے ترجمے لکھے ہوں từ điển cụm từ và thành ngữ 短语集
phrasal verb
a phrase consisting of a verb and adverb or preposition, which together function as a verb. `Leave out', `go without', `go away', are phrasal verbs. werkwoordfrase فِعْل عِباري مُكَوَّن من فِعْل وَحَرْف جَر фразеологичен глагол locução verbal frázové sloveso die Redewendung fraseverbum (περι)φραστικό ρήμα verbo compuesto ühendtegusõna فعل مرکب (rakenne, jossa on verbi + adverbi/prepositio) verbe à postposition נִיב פוֹעַלִי संयुक्त क्रिया frazalni glagol összetett ige frase verba sambandssögn frasale, sintagmatico 動詞句 구동사 frazinis veiksmažodis frāzes darbības vārds frasa kata kerja woordgroep die als werkwoord fungeert verbaluttrykk czasownik złożony مركب ګړ verb cu particulă adver­bială фразовый глагол frázové sloveso glagol s predlogom frazalni glagol frasverb กริยาวลี takım fiil 動詞片語 фразове дієслово شبہ جملہ động ngữ 动词词组
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One prominent view of phrasing developed in the rat and pigeon learning and memory literature is that phrasing cues facilitate learning by acting as discriminative cues to facilitate anticipating specific stimuli, responses, or sequences of stimuli or responses (Capaldi, Verry, Nawrocki, & Miller, 1984; Terrace, 1987).
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Here we see a significant difference in phrasing in the last item, which speaks of going at the end of one's life to (rebirth in) a lotus flower in the Pure Land.
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the stressed notes of each figure, namely the first, third, fifth and seventh...." seem to suggest a "gestural" way of playing that is quite different from the normal 19th-century approach to phrasing. The typical 19th-century melody consists of a long, legato line, generally indicated either with a crescendo to the middle of the phrase followed by a diminuendo to the end (Example 14), or with a steady crescendo to the end of the phrase (Example 15).
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Joseph Carman talked with Houlihan about phrasing, placement, and patience.
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The pieces in the collection may be grouped into three categories: those with simple melodies, those emphasizing certain technical elements and those combining intricate phrasing with complex rhythm.
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Individual phrasing and the cumulative meaning of phrases are both surprising, and almost seamless.
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Student C did not observe the differences in timing and dynamics in her initial listening to the performance; she was able to hear and describe specific details of the three pianists' phrasing. She found the performance graphs very helpful, especially with the red bar lines added.
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Kahn's Simultaneous Reverberations (1995) resonates with weight shifts and suspend-and-release phrasing. An upstage couple quietly rest, lean, and support each other, all behind an ever-changing soloist.
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It has a lively first theme, punctuated by staccato and short, legato phrasing. The lyrical second theme, interestingly, remains in the tonic key, making the exposition almost identical to the recapitulation--much easier to learn, but a less useful model for future sonatina study.
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This translation's most serious defect arises from the decision, apparently deliberate, to depart from the basic style of Gongyang by varying language and phrasing where the original uses exactly the same words.
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