A short clause or portion of a period.
To express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style.
one component of a text ordering that reflects the usage of an Object Role in a specific position of the Text Ordering, identifying its syntactic role and providing its portion of the text (with marker). See Chapter 4
A musical sentence. A phrase is often shown by a slur, also called a phrase mark.
a grammatical construction without a subject and a predicate: a. in traditional grammar, such a group of two or more words. b. in transformational-generative grammar, a noun or verb construction consisting of one or more words. in speech, a word or group of words framed by pauses.
( Webster Dictionary) - a word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical function (e.g. "under the bridge", or "before breakfast")
A search term that consists of more than one word. For example, "iron curtain", "freedom of speech", or "high school students."
in music, the expression of an idea
a musical statement, with a beginning, end, and a clear shape, usually melodic.
A language object that represents a sequence of zero or more words. A phrase is defined by the SRPhrase data type.
a brief, apt, and cogent expression; a word or group of words forming a unit and conveying meaning.
A sequence of words within a sentence that functions as a unit.
Two or more words that should appear next to each other in the text. Usually enclosed in quotation marks ("...")
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In melodies, a grouping of notes to form a unit; in chants, a unit of words that presents an idea.
a group of related words that have no subject-predicate combination and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
used in a narrow sense to refer to the intermediate level of constituents between word ( POS) level (N/ADJ/etc.) and clausal level (IP/CP), that is, NP, ADJP, ADVP, etc.; in a wider sense it refers to a pair of labelled parentheses (especially in the term " project a phrase")
Two or more words separated by spaces. For example, Monterey otter is interpreted as a phrase and both must be present and together to be found. Such a search would not find documents containing sea otter or Monterey Bay.
A musical term that represents a short division of time in music. Generally it is a group of four or eight measures. In dance, it is a series of movements considered as a unit in a dance group. E.g., the basic Tango step takes one phrase or four measures.
A search term within a search query consisting of multiple keywords in double quotation marks, indicating to the search engine that those keywords be found as a phrase. If keywords are not enclosed in double quotes, they are treated as individual keywords to search for rather than as a phrase.
a unit of words lacking a subject-predicate combination. The most common kind is the prepositional phrase—a unit comprising preposition plus object. Some modern grammar- ians also refer to the single- word phrase.
A group of words forming a syntactic constituent of a sentence.
an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
a chain of 'words' grammatically connected and having a unitary 'meaning'
a collection of INDIVIDUAL words EACH of which is understood but together forms a new unit which has a DIFFERENT MEANING
a collection of words, EACH of which is understood, but TOGETHER has a NEW MEANING totally different from each of the words
a combination of words forming part of the sentence but without a verb
a grouping of two or more words that occur in a specific order
a group of grammatically linked word
a group of linked words lacking a finite verb
a group of notes that constitute a melodic unit
a group of two or more grammatically linked words
a group of words acting as a noun or an adjective or an adverb
a group of words forming a clearly conceived unit, but not having a verb (and therefore not a clause or a sentence)
a group of words forming a unit and united around a head, e
a groups of words surrounded by quotation marks
a length of musical material existing in real time with a discernible beginning and ending
a natural division in a melody line, similar to a sentence or part of a sentence
an expansion of one of the words inside it, which is called its head
a sentence or term having more than one word
a sequence of grammatically related words lacking either a subject or verb
a sequence of one or more words
a sequence of ordered words which can contain any number of words
a sequence of two or more words that act as a unit in a sentence
a sequence of words enclosed in "
a series of two or more words that occur in order from left to right
a series of words that are adjacent to each other in a given order
a series of words that is treated as a single query term
a set of words surrounded by double-quotes, for example "hip replacement"
a set of words that acts as in place of a single part of speech
a set of words that can be allowed when found in comments, collective weblogs, and trackbacks
a string of words that must appear next to each other in order to have a certain meaning
a string of words used to represent concepts
a substantial musical thought usually ending with a harmonic , melodic , and/or rhythmic cadence
a syntactic structure that consists of more than one word but lacks the subject - predicate organization of a clause
a variablized sentence, a template, that is used to express individual axiomatic facts as natural language sentences
a word-group forming an expression, but not containing a verb, as "through the house," "of the man," "before me," etc
a word group that lacks either a subject or a verb
A self-contained portion of melody, such as what would correspond to one line of lyrics
A combination of words to convey an idea without forming a complete sentence. Phrases greatly aid the speed of the user and of the device itself
A group of sounds that make musical sense.
A unified group of words which does not include both parts of the actor-act combination that produces predication. The term is a general one, but includes the prepositional phrase as one of its most important classes. In the box which sat on the porch behind the house was an egg.
A group of words which is not a complete sentence or clause. E.g. Thinking of her...; As long as I am young and beautiful...
Two or more words grouped together without predication forms a phrase.
A sub-section of a melodic line, generally longer than a motive, and comparable to a clause or sentence within a paragraph of written prose. Melodies and themes may be constructed out of several phrases of equal or varied length.
Two or more words searched together in the exact order entered in the search box.
A set of one or more words used within an application. Examples include Thank you for calling XZY Business, One, and At the tone, press--.
A group of words forming a sentence but without a finite verb.
A phrase is part of a sentence. See Phrase Match
Two or more words strung together to find a topic, such as market share or romantic poetry. In the electronic research environment, some vendors allow phrase searching as the default (Infotrac Search Bank), some allow phrase searching only if proximity search strategies are used (FirstSearch), and some do not allow phrase searching at all (Peak, The Library Catalog).
a group of words, smaller than a clause, which forms a grammatical unit
a part of a sentence; a few words that describe something without being a complete sentence
A group of related words that functions as a unit but lacks a subject, a verb, or both. Without the resources to continue.
A combination of words which is separated by one or more word concatenators.
A group of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both (e.g. by the door and opening the box.) See Clause
A collection of words that is placed in quotation marks so that it can be treated as a single word during a query or search.
a term which designates a musical thought (akin to a clause or sentence in language); phrases end with cadences, a kind of musical punctuation in which the musical tension is released.
A musical idea, comparable to a sentence or a clause in language, which may be complete or incomplete.
A musical though or sentence.
a musical thought or sentence; phrase marks are printed in music to help interpret the natural flow of the music.
A series of terms that is used to search for a document. In many search engines, enclosing the terms in quotes will tell the search engine to look for the terms in the exact order that they appear.
A group of words with no verb.
More than one KEYWORD, searched exactly as keyed (all terms required to be in documents, in the order keyed).Enclosing keywords in quotations " " forms a phrase in AltaVista, Infoseek, and some other search tools. Sometimes a phrase is called a "character string." (4/99)
a group of two or more grammatically related words that form a sense unit expressing a thought. The phrase has the force of a single part of speech, such as a noun or adverb. For example, "two or more grammatically related words" is a phrase representing a noun.
An expression larger than a word--A structural unit. A phrase such as a DP was said to hold its Constituency (hold together) in the face of movement--e.g., Mary likes [DP which films] = Which films does Mary like? vs. *Which does Mary like films
A meaningful group of words, such as a short saying.
A sequence of two or more words which express an idea. See also, Noun Phrase, Verb Phrase, and Prepositional Phrase.
A natural division of the melodic or lyrical line, comparable to a sentence of speech.
a complete musical thought. Like a phrase in grammar, a musical phrase can be dependent, requiring additional phrases to create a more complete sound, or independent and sound sufficient on its own.
a smaller subdivision of a melody, roughly compared to a clause in a compound sentence.
When fencers manage to string words together rather than grunting monosyllabically
A series of steps or patterns which constitute part of an idea; a sentence in movement
A phrase is a keyword or search that consists of multiple terms (words)
A group of words consisting of a head (which can be a noun, verb, preposition, etc.) and its modifiers. Clauses consist of groups of phrases. Each phrase is labeled according to its head. If the head is a noun, the phrase will be a noun phrase ("the tall blond man," where "man" is the head). If the head is a preposition, the phrase will be a prepositional phrase ("with one black shoe," where the head is "with").
In music, by analogy with speech, a phrase is a small coherent unit--more than a "word" and less than a "sentence." A small musical unit;
A group of sounds that has a beginning, middle, and end. A recognizable division of a melody expressing a musical idea and ending with a cadence. Similar to the sentence in language.
A sequence of words that can be searched for. See Free text query for an example.
Sometimes called a "set phrase" is a string of words which have a special meaning. In other words, if one of the words in the phrase is changed for another word of similar meaning, the entire phrase is altered. Flight simulator is a phrase because it has a special meaning that flying simulator doesn't. Cf idiom
(1) A self-contained musical statement which has a definite beginning, middle and end ; A musical passage or sentence. In dance music, the length of the phrases is often consistent and predictable, (such as 2, 4, or 8 measures), but odd-measure phrases are not uncommon; (2) A self-contained piece of choreography that has a definite beginning, middle, and end ; A dance passage or sentence. Choreography is normally either phrased to fit specific musical passages, or to match common general song structures.
A musical unit by analogy corresponding to a sentence of speech or a line of poetry.
1. A segment of a musical composition, usually consisting of four or eight measures (2, 4, 8, 12, or 16 measures in the music used for ice dancing). 2. A series of dance movements forming a unit in a choreographic pattern.
A group of words not containing a subject and its verb (eg on the table, the girl in a red dress).
A sequence of grammatically related words without a subject and/or a predicate. See also verbal.
A single musical idea, or element. Usually very short, often consisting of only one or two measures.
An ordered list of words that are spoken in the same utterance.
Also called 'search string'. Grouping of two or more key words by surrounding them with double-quotes. When used with search engines, it guarantees the returns will include the phrase rather than the isolated words.
A relatively short portion of a melodic line which expresses a musical idea, comparable to a line or sentence in poetry.
More than keyword, searched exactly as typed (all terms required to be in documents, in the order typed). NOTE: Some search engines such as AltaVista and InfoSeek enclose keywords in quotes ("") to form a phrase. FirstSearch uses a w (i.e., human w resources, international w regulations).
In grammar, a phrase (Greek φÏάση, sentence, expression, see also strophe) is a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence.
In music a phrase (Greek φÏάση, sentence, expression, see also strophe) is a section of music that is relatively self contained and coherent over a medium time scale. In common practice phrases are often four and most often eight bars, or measures, long. A rough analogy between musical phrases and the linguistic phrase is often made, comparing the lowest phrase level to clauses and the highest to a complete sentence.
