# Phrase: noun, verb

### Cambridge Dictionary

> As **noun**
>
> *"a* [*group*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/group) *of words that is* [*part*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/part) *of,* [*rather*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rather) *than the* [*whole*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whole) *of, a* [*sentence*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sentence)*"*

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### Merriam-Webster

> As **verb**
>
> *"to express in words or in appropriate or telling terms"*
>
> *"to designate by a descriptive word or phrase"*

> As **noun**
>
> *"a characteristic manner or style of expression"*
>
> *"a word or group of words forming a syntactic constituent with a single grammatical function"*

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