phrasing — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.

   Synonyms

   wording

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   But for the Sir Walter disease, the character of the Southerner -- or Southron, according to Sir Walter's starchier way of phrasing it -- would be wholly modern, in place of modern and medieval mixed, and the South would be fully a generation further advanced than it is.

2. 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.

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   I found myself truly moved by a stage event for the first time in years. I found myself humming tunes that one might not rightfully call tunes. Days later, I still remember these musical phrasings in little swatches of sound.

Noun

1. the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line

   Broader terms

   grouping

2. the manner in which something is expressed in words

   Synonyms

   wordingdictionphraseologychoice of wordsverbiage

   Broader terms

   formulationexpression