noun
- the particular words and expressions used by a person or group; ways of expressing ideas in words
- the study of set phrases and idiomatic expressions in language
Usage: plural of phraseology
Usage: linguistics; academic
Examples
- The legal document contained complex phraseologies that were difficult to understand.
- Different medical specialties have their own unique phraseologies.
- The translator struggled with the cultural phraseologies in the ancient text.
- Students of linguistics study various phraseologies across different languages.
- The poet’s distinctive phraseologies made her work instantly recognizable.
- Business phraseologies can vary significantly between industries.