Definitions

turn of phrase

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expression n.
figure of speech n.
phrasing n.
style n.
terminology n.
verbalism n.
verbalization n.
vocalization n.
wording n.

NOUN

expression

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definition explanation interpretation language phrase remark speech statement style term voice word

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announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution exposition formulation idiom intonation issue locution mention narration phraseology phrasing pronouncement rendition speaking utterance vent voicing writ

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choice of words set phrase

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question silence

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concealment denial quiet suppression

NOUN

figure of speech

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adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis apostrophe asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology understatement way of speaking

NOUN

phrasing

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diction phrase terminology

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language locution manner mode parlance phraseology style verbalism words

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choice of words wordage

NOUN

style

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expression

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diction phraseology phrasing treatment vein wording

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mode of expression

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unstylishness

NOUN

terminology

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jargon language lingo phrasing vocabulary

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diction locution nomenclature onomastics phraseology words

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choice of words wordage

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standard

NOUN

verbalism

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diction language locution manner mode parlance phrase phraseology phrasing style terminology words

WEAK

choice of words wordage

NOUN

verbalization

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announcement argument articulation assertion asseveration commentary communication declaration definition delivery diction elucidation emphasis enunciation execution explanation exposition formulation idiom interpretation intonation issue language locution mention narration phrase phraseology phrasing pronouncement remark rendition speaking speech statement style term utterance vent vocalization voice voicing word writ

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choice of words set phrase

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concealment denial question quiet silence suppression vagueness

NOUN

vocalization

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STRONG

WEAK

choice of words set phrase

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concealment denial question quiet silence suppression vagueness

NOUN

wording

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language manner phrasing terminology

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diction locution mode parlance phraseology style words

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choice of words wordage

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turn of phrase

This was an evocative turn of phrase from former L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He has a memorable turn of phrase and rises to the occasion.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025

His henchman Stephen Miller does know how to produce a florid turn of phrase, doesn't he?

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025

And economist Larry Summers, in an indelible turn of phrase, writes that “egg price excitement” is particularly troubling as a potential leading indicator of wider inflation:

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2025

She had the most extraordinarily redundant turn of phrase.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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