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phrase in Malay

ungkapan

UK/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/

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British/ˈfɹɛjz/

phrase in Malay: ungkapan, frasa. In English, phrase means a short written or spoken expression.

Malay words for phrase

short written or spoken expression
ungkapan, frasa

English meaning of phrase

  1. noun A short written or spoken expression.
  2. noun A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.
  3. noun A small section of music in a larger piece.
  4. noun A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.

Full definition of phrase

phrase in a sentence

  • I've made progress, but this is still, in Churchill's phrase, just "the end of the beginning."
  • Holonyms: clause, sentence; phrasing, phraseology, turn of phrase; phrase-book; document, message; language; communication
  • Meronyms: head, complement, adjunct, supplement, modifier; term, word

Synonyms of phrase

phrase in other languages

Questions about phrase in Malay

What is the meaning of phrase in Malay?
Phrase in Malay is ungkapan, frasa.
Apakah maksud phrase dalam bahasa Melayu?
Phrase: ungkapan, frasa.
What does phrase mean in English?
Phrase means a short written or spoken expression.

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