A (part of a) newspaper or magazine that has articles on films, books, travel, famous people, etc

NOUN

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  1A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.
  

‘‘to improve standards’ is the key phrase here’

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   1.1An idiomatic or short pithy expression.
   

‘his favourite phrase is ‘it's a pleasure’’

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2. 
   1.2Music A group of notes forming a distinct unit within a longer passage.
   

‘the succession of downward phrases in the orchestra is so moving’

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3. 
   1.3Ballet A group of steps within a longer sequence or dance.
   

‘The dance occurred on two split-level stages and is a sequence of exciting, unexpected dance phrases.’

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VERB

with object and adverbial

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  1Put into a particular form of words.
  

‘it's important to phrase the question correctly’

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   1.1Divide (music) into phrases in a particular way, especially in performance.
   

‘they phrased the music with gusto’

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