(grammar) A word or group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.
(music) A small section of music in a larger piece.
(archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
Verb
(music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
(music) To divide into melodic phrases.
(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of words.
