phrasal
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɹeɪzəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English phrase Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English phrasal From phrase + -al.
- Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.
- Consisting of multiple words, but behaving as a single part of speech.
“phrasal preposition”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English phrase Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English phrasal From phrase + -al.
- A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.
“Furthermore, children demonstrated that they understood the mapping by elaborating phrasals to sententials, and reducing sententials to phrasals when imitating.”
- A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.