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1. dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence (noun.act)
2. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | predicate, verb phrase, |
| definition | : | one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | response, |
| definition | : | a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | head word, headword, |
| definition | : | a content word that can be qualified by a modifier (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | modifier, qualifier, |
| definition | : | a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb (noun.communication) |
3. a short musical passage (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | ligature, |
| definition | : | (music) a group of notes connected by a slur (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ostinato, |
| definition | : | a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition (noun.communication) |
4. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | expression, locution, saying, |
| definition | : | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ruralism, rusticism, |
| definition | : | a rural idiom or expression (noun.communication) |
| domain member usage | : | out of whack, |
| definition | : | out of balance or out of adjustment (adj.all) |
| domain member usage | : | in the lurch, |
| definition | : | in a difficult or vulnerable position (adv.all) |
| domain member usage | : | like clockwork, |
| definition | : | with regularity and precision (adv.all) |
5. divide, combine, or mark into phrases (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | arrange, order, put, set up, |
| definition | : | arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events (verb.cognition) |
6. put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | ask, |
| definition | : | direct or put; seek an answer to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lexicalise, lexicalize, |
| definition | : | make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cast, couch, frame, put, redact, |
| definition | : | formulate in a particular style or language (verb.communication) |
7. dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence (noun.act)
| derivation | : | phrasal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert) |
8. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | phrasal, phrasal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert) |
9. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | phrasal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert) |
10. put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | phrase, |
| definition | : | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a brief statement (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | articulation, voice, |
| definition | : | expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication) |
11. dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence (noun.act)
| derivation | : | phrasal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert) |
12. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | phrasal, phrasal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert) |
13. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | phrasal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or functioning as a phrase (adj.pert) |
14. put into words or an expression (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | phrase, |
| definition | : | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | word, |
| definition | : | a brief statement (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | articulation, voice, |
| definition | : | expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication) |
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