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Where does “phrasis” come from?

phrasis (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek φράσις, from Ancient Greek φράζω, from Ancient Greek φράσσω — to fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

phrasis (Latin): diction

Definitions

  1. diction

Ancestry of “phrasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφράσιςspeech; way of speaking, expression; expression,...
2Ancient Greekφράζωto make known, point out, intimate, show; to...
3Ancient Greekφράσσωto fence in, hedge around, secure, fortify; to...

Words derived from “phrasis”

  • holophrasis
  • phrase
  • phrases
  • phrase
  • phraséologie
  • Präpositionalphrase
  • Nominalphrase
  • Phrase
  • frázis
  • frazo
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