Phraseologism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phraseologism is a noun meaning (linguistics) A fixed expression within a language, regarded as a phraseological unit.
Meaning
(linguistics) A fixed expression within a language, regarded as a phraseological unit.
Example Sentences
It would be utter nonsense – as has been claimed at times – that^([sic]) phraseologisms in discourse are absolutely fixed. Nothing is further from the truth, as a large percentage of contextualised references show.
Word Forms
- phraseologisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phraseology, phrasehood, idiom, neologism, phraseme, colloquialism.
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