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phrasemaking

phrasemaking noun: the crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.

Noun

phrasemaking (usually uncountable, plural phrasemakings)

  1. (usually) The crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
    • As the campaign's poll-tested phrasemaking constantly reminds us, voters crave change above all else.2007 September 30, Frank Rich, “Is Hillary Clinton the New Old Al Gore?”, in New York Times

Forms of phrasemaking

pluralphrasemakings

Origin of phrasemaking

From phrase + making.

Questions about phrasemaking

What does phrasemaking mean?
Phrasemaking means the crafting of phrases; the art of rhetoric.
What part of speech is phrasemaking?
Phrasemaking is a noun.
What is the plural of phrasemaking?
The plural of phrasemaking is phrasemakings.

Words near phrasemaking in the dictionary

  1. phraseless
  2. phraselet
  3. phraselets
  4. phrasemaker
  5. phrasemakers
  6. phrasemaking
  7. phrasemakings
  8. phraseman
  9. phraseme
  10. phrasemen
  11. phrasemes

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