phrasing
/ˈfɹeɪzɪŋ/ noun B2- The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
- The way the musical phrases are put together in a composition or in its interpretation, with changes in tempo, volume, or emphasizing one or more instruments over others.
Plural phrasings
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As it was, he was free to, “spoil Anne”--Marilla’s phrasing--as much as he liked.
This particular phrasing sounds highly unusual to outsiders, yet it perfectly captures the underlying syntax of the ancestral tongue.
This phenomenon, known as the misinformation effect, reveals how the mere phrasing of a subsequent inquiry can irrevocably alter the foundational memory trace.
She wondered what the author would think of the rhythmic cadences she had painstakingly constructed from his originally staccato phrasing.
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