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Group of one or more words
In grammar, a phrase — called an expression in some contexts — is a group of one or more words acting as a grammatical unit. It can be used within a sentence
Phrase
Sentence constituent
In linguistics, a verb phrase (VP) is a syntactic unit composed of a verb and its arguments except the subject of an independent clause or coordinate clause
Verb_phrase
Unit of musical meter
In music theory, a phrase (Greek: φράση) is a unit of musical meter that has a complete musical sense of its own, built from figures, motifs, and cells
Phrase_(music)
Phrase which grammatically functions the same as a noun
A noun phrase – or NP or nominal (phrase) – is a phrase that usually has a noun or pronoun as its head, and has the same grammatical functions as a noun
Noun_phrase
Incipit used in Genesis 1:1
ἀρχῇ; Latin: In principio) is the traditional translation of the opening-phrase or incipit "bereshit" in Biblical Hebrew used in the Bible in Genesis 1:1
In_the_beginning_(phrase)
Phrase for confusing or meaningless language
Mumbo jumbo, or mumbo-jumbo, is confusing or meaningless language. The phrase is often used to express humorous criticism of middle-management, and specialty
Mumbo_jumbo_(phrase)
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(A)
Latin phrases (A) List of Latin phrases (B) List of Latin phrases (C) List of Latin phrases (D) List of Latin phrases (E) List of Latin phrases (F) List
List_of_Latin_phrases
Type of grammar based on constituent entities
The term phrase structure grammar was originally introduced by Noam Chomsky as the term for grammar studied previously by Emil Post and Axel Thue (Post
Phrase_structure_grammar
English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases. This list is a combination of the twenty
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Rewrite rule used to describe a given language's syntax
Phrase structure rules are a type of rewrite rule used to describe a given language's syntax and are closely associated with the early stages of transformational
Phrase_structure_rules
Topics referred to by the same term
Phrasing may refer to: Phrasing (DJ) Musical phrasing "Phrasing", a running gag in the 2009 television show Archer Phrase (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Phrasing
Phrase modifying a lexical item
adpositional phrase is a syntactic category that includes prepositional phrases, postpositional phrases, and circumpositional phrases. Adpositional phrases contain
Adpositional_phrase
English word
immigrants to North America, of the common Scots phrase och aye ("oh yes"). A borrowing of the Greek phrase όλα καλά (óla kalá), meaning "all good". Allen
OK
Phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance
catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture
Catchphrase
Localization platform
Phrase (also known as Phrase Localization Platform) is a software as a service platform designed to automate and streamline translating and localizing
Phrase_(software)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up catch phrase, catch-phrase, or catchphrase in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A catchphrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually
Catch_phrase_(disambiguation)
list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying
List_of_proverbial_phrases
Terse philosophical saying
A laconic phrase or laconism is a concise or terse statement, especially a blunt and elliptical rejoinder. It is named after Laconia, the region of Greece
Laconic_phrase
Type of phrase
An adjective phrase (or adjectival phrase) is a phrase whose head is an adjective. Almost any grammar or syntax textbook or dictionary of linguistics
Adjective_phrase
Phrase used by critics of the World Economic Forum
you'll be happy" (alternatively "You'll own nothing and be happy") is a phrase published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and based on a 2016 essay by
You'll own nothing and be happy
You'll_own_nothing_and_be_happy
American animated sitcom
T-shirts in the show's early days. However, Bart rarely used the latter two phrases until after they became popular through the merchandising. The use of many
The_Simpsons
Grammatically optional part inserted into a passage
parenthesis (pl.: parentheses) or parenthetical phrase is an explanatory or qualifying word, phrase, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage. The
Parenthetical_phrase
Expressive shaping of note sequences
Musical phrasing is the method by which a musician shapes a sequence of notes in a passage of music to allow expression, much like when speaking English
Musical_phrasing
Translated phrases of a foreign language
A phrase book or phrasebook is a collection of ready-made phrases, usually for a foreign language along with a translation, indexed and often in the form
Phrase_book
West Germanic language
that may in turn be composed of one or more phrases (e.g. noun phrases, verb phrases, prepositional phrases). A clause is built around a verb and includes
English_language
Arabic phrase used by Shia Muslims
Ya Ali (Arabic: يَا عَلِيّ, romanized: Yā ʿAlī) is an Arabic phrase used by Shia Muslims to invoke the memory or intervention of Ali ibn Abi Talib. It
Ya_Ali_(phrase)
Political phrase related to the Palestine region
occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The phrase and its variations have been used both by Palestinians and Israelis to mean
From_the_river_to_the_sea
Social movement against sexual abuse and harassment
figures) share their experiences of sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The phrase "Me Too" was initially used in this context on social media around 2006
MeToo_movement
English idiomatic phrase
"Gordon Bennett" is an English-language idiomatic phrase used to express surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, frustration or exasperation. The expression
Gordon_Bennett_(phrase)
Quote traditionally attributed to Marie Antoinette
"Let them eat cake" is the traditional translation of the French phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", said to have been spoken in the 18th century by
Let_them_eat_cake
Topics referred to by the same term
A phrase is a group of words that functions as a single constituent in the sentence. Phrase may also refer to: Phrase (music), a unit of musical meter
Phrase_(disambiguation)
Falso
In linguistics, 'Verb phrase ellipsis' (VP ellipsis or VPE) is a type of grammatical omission where a verb phrase is left out (elided) but its meaning
Verb_phrase_ellipsis
Phrase with a non-literal meaning
An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized
Idiom
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(V)
Christian term used in the Bible
Life (John 14:6) I am the Vine (John 15:1,5) There are other times the phrase is used in the New Testament, but with a predicate nominative and/or adjectives
I_am_(biblical_term)
Psychometric scale used in questionnaires
Phrase completion scales are a type of psychometric scale used in questionnaires. Developed in response to the problems associated with Likert scales,
Phrase_completions
Islamic phrase on receiving bad news
The Istirjā is the name for the Arabic phrase ʾinnā li-llāhi wa-ʾinnā ʾilayhi rājiʿūn, found in the 156th verse of the second chapter of the Quran.. Translating
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
Inna_Lillahi_wa_inna_ilayhi_raji'un
Figurative phrase meaning a limit
The red line, or "to cross the red line", is a phrase used worldwide to mean a figurative point of no return or line in the sand, or "the fastest, farthest
Red_line_(phrase)
Linguistics theory about syntax
It suggests that all phrases share a common underlying structure, regardless of their specific category (noun phrase, verb phrase, etc.). This structure
X-bar_theory
Arabic phrase, "Praise be to God"
an Arabic phrase meaning "praise be to God", sometimes translated as "thank God", "praise be to Allah" or "thanks be to the Lord". This phrase is called
Alhamdulillah
In computer science, phrase searching allows users to retrieve content from information systems (such as documents from file storage systems, records from
Phrase_search
Magical phrase in the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"
ouvre-toi; Arabic: افتح يا سمسم, romanized: iftaḥ yā simsim) is a magical phrase in the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" in Antoine Galland's version
Open_sesame
Common marking and a meme from World War II
its use in graffiti by several decades. Its origin is debated, but the phrase and the distinctive accompanying doodle became associated with American
Kilroy_was_here
Concept in natural language processing
Phrase chunking is a phase of natural language processing that separates and segments a sentence into its subconstituents, such as noun, verb, and prepositional
Phrase_chunking
Latin phrase attributed to Julius Caesar
Alea iacta est is a Latin phrase meaning "The die is cast". It is a variation of the words spoken by Julius Caesar at the crossing of the Rubicon on 10 January
Alea_iacta_est
Alternative name for the atom bomb
reported "Secret War Nipped Reich Cosmic Bomb." Thomas Pynchon uses the phrase several times in his 1973 novel Gravity's Rainbow, which is set roughly
Cosmic_bomb_(phrase)
Phrase within a US patent
A transitional phrase, in United States patent law, is a phrase that links the preamble of a patent claim to the specific elements set forth in the claim
Transitional_phrase
Iconic phrase from The Day the Earth Stood Still
"Klaatu barada nikto" is a phrase that originated in the 1951 science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. The humanoid alien protagonist of the
Klaatu_barada_nikto
Reference work containing definitions and explanations of phrases, allusions and figures
of Phrase and Fable, sometimes referred to simply as Brewer's, is a reference work containing definitions and explanations of many famous phrases, allusions
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Brewer's_Dictionary_of_Phrase_and_Fable
In DJing, phrasing, also known as stage matching, refers to alignment of phrases of two tracks in a mix. This allows the transition between the tracks
Phrasing_(DJ)
Musical artist expression
they do in other parts of the world (including their home nations). The phrase began to appear in several major Japanese foreign-rock magazines, especially
Big_in_Japan_(phrase)
Commonly used phrase used to quell cognitive dissonance
problems are compressed into brief, highly reductive, definitive-sounding phrases, easily memorized, and easily expressed. They become the start and finish
Thought-terminating_cliché
Adage about the human condition
wisdom literature throughout history and across cultures, but the specific phrase seems to have originated in the writings of the medieval Persian Sufi poets
This_too_shall_pass
Overview of noun phrases in Hungarian
In Hungarian grammar, the unmarked order of elements in the noun phrase is determiner, adjective, noun. Hungarian does not have grammatical gender and
Hungarian_noun_phrase
Arabic phrase
تَكْبِير [tak.biːr], lit. 'magnification [of God]') is the name for the Arabic phrase Allāhu ʾAkbar (Arabic: اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر [ʔaɫ.ɫaː.hu ʔak.bar] , lit. 'God
Takbir
Figure of speech referring to a superficial means of appeasement
circuses" (or "bread and games"; from Latin: panem et circenses) is a metonymic phrase referring to superficial appeasement. It is attributed to Juvenal (Satires
Bread_and_circuses
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(E)
Pattern in storytelling
of Dionysus as an "avatar of Christ" (1904) as "Ivanov's monomyth". The phrase "the hero's journey", used in reference to Campbell's monomyth, first entered
Hero's_journey
Copyright notice
"All rights reserved" is a phrase that originated in copyright law as part of copyright notices. It indicates that the copyright holder reserves, or holds
All_rights_reserved
Type of phrase in grammar
adverb phrase to denote an adverbial phrase composed entirely of adverbs versus an adverbial phrase, which might not contain an adverb. Adverbial phrases can
Adverbial_phrase
Informal plant taxon name
In Australian botany, a phrase name is an informal name given to a plant taxon that has not yet been given a formal scientific name. The term was adopted
Phrase_name
Colloquial American English phrase
whole nine yards" or "the full nine yards" is a colloquial American English phrase meaning "everything, the whole lot" or, when used as an adjective, "all
The_whole_nine_yards
Expression of gratitude in the English language
the phrase itself has taken on a variety of nuances based on intonation, and can have various generally positive social effects. Use of the phrase indicates
Thank_you
their French origin.[citation needed] This article covers French words and phrases that have entered the English lexicon without ever losing their character
Glossary of French words and expressions in English
Glossary_of_French_words_and_expressions_in_English
terms are elicitor phrase or statement of intent. "Focus phrase" is defined as "a specially-constructed short sentence or phrase that states a person's
Focus_phrase
Acronym redundantly coupled with its word(s)
machine machine"). RAS stands for "redundant acronym syndrome", making the phrase RAS syndrome autological. The term was coined in 2001 in a light-hearted
RAS_syndrome
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(I)
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(M)
Expression of danger in substances
Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). They are intended to form a set of standardized phrases about the hazards of chemical substances and mixtures that can be translated
GHS_hazard_statements
Slang phrase
Big dick energy (BDE) is a slang phrase that originated in 2018, denoting an easy confidence. The phrase big dick energy denotes an easy confidence or
Big_dick_energy
Latin phrase meaning "to the stars"
Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote in his Aeneid: "sic itur ad astra" ('thus one journeys
Ad_astra
Phrase of the philosopher René Descartes
later appeared in Latin in his Principles of Philosophy, and a similar phrase (ego sum, ego existo, 'I am, I exist') also featured prominently in his
Cogito,_ergo_sum
Latin phrase meaning "for the time being"
abbreviated pro tem or p.t., is a Latin phrase which best translates to 'for the time being' in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who
Pro_tempore
Short musical phrase
A sting, sometimes called a sounder, is a short musical phrase, primarily used in broadcasting and films as a form of punctuation. For example, a sting
Sting_(musical_phrase)
Rearrangement of letters in a word or phrase
An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
Anagram
Words pronounced the same but differing in meaning or spelling
sometimes applies to units longer or shorter than words, for example a phrase, letter, or groups of letters which are pronounced the same as a counterpart
Homophone
Final gesture or effort
The phrase "swan song" (Ancient Greek: κύκνειον ᾆσμα kýkneion ásma; Latin: carmen cygni) refers to a final gesture, effort, or performance given just before
Swan_song
Japanese manga series and its adaptations
Sensual Phrase (Japanese: 快感 フレーズ, Hepburn: Kaikan Furēzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Shinjo. The manga was published by
Sensual_Phrase
Latin phrase meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered" popularly attributed to Julius Caesar
Latin phrase used to refer to a swift, conclusive victory. The phrase is popularly attributed to Julius Caesar who, according to Appian, used the phrase in
Veni,_vidi,_vici
Phrase from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar
The dogs of war is a phrase spoken by Mark Antony in Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 of William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar: "Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip
The_dogs_of_war_(phrase)
Phrase about Jeffrey Epstein's death
"Epstein didn't kill himself" ("EDKH") is a phrase used to question the official cause of the death of American child sex offender and financier Jeffrey
Epstein_didn't_kill_himself
Latin oratorical phrase
destroyed"), is a Latin oratorical phrase attributed to Cato the Elder, a politician of the Roman Republic. The phrase originates from debates held in the
Carthago_delenda_est
Concept in linguistics
linguistics, a determiner phrase (DP) is a type of phrase headed by a determiner such as many. Controversially, many approaches take a phrase like not very many
Determiner_phrase
Popular phrase from the movie Friday
In American English, the phrase "Bye, Felicia" or "Bye, Felisha" is an informal phrase and internet meme intended as a dismissive send-off, which originated
Bye,_Felicia
Phrase in communication theory
"The medium is the message" is a phrase coined by the Canadian communication theorist Marshall McLuhan and the name of the first chapter in his Understanding
The_medium_is_the_message
Soft redirect to Wiktionary
"chop chop (phrase)", but its sister project Wiktionary does: Read the Wiktionary entry "chop-chop" You can also: Search for Chop chop (phrase) in Wikipedia
Chop_chop_(phrase)
Sentence containing all letters of the English alphabet
it contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet; because of this, the phrase is commonly used for touch-typing practice, testing typewriters and computer
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(D)
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(L)
Expression
the other party. The phrase is generally not used in Europe, as some find it artificial or even offensive. Critics of the phrase characterize it as an
Have_a_nice_day
Process by which people are asked to respond to an invitation
RSVP is an initialism derived from the French phrase "répondez s'il vous plaît", meaning "please respond" (literally "respond if it pleases you"). It is
RSVP
Board game
Catch Phrase is a word guessing party game commercially available from Hasbro. The game is played one word at a time. Later, stand-alone electronic devices
Catch_Phrase_(game)
Meditation-based school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
("observing the phrase" meditation), which referred to contemplation on a single word or phrase (called the huatou, "critical phrase") of a gōng'àn. Dahui
Zen
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(P)
Grammar of the English language
structural rules of the English language. This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and whole texts. Most English speech and writing follows
English_grammar
of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek
List_of_Latin_phrases_(S)
Standardized phrase giving advice about the correct handling of a dangerous chemical
Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). They are intended to form a set of standardized phrases giving advice about the correct handling of chemical substances and mixtures
GHS_precautionary_statements
Popular belief about romantic relationships
long-term romantic relationship declines after around seven years. The phrase was used in the title of the 1952 play The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod
Seven-year_itch_(idiom)
Primary part of a grammatical phrase
head or nucleus of a phrase is the word that determines the syntactic category of that phrase. For example, the head of the noun phrase "boiling hot water"
Head_(linguistics)
PHRASE
PHRASE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone with beautiful long hair, from Middle English fair feax ‘beautiful tresses’. This was a common descriptive phrase in Middle English; the alliterative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight refers to ‘fair fanning fax’ encircling the shoulders of the doughty warrior.Thomas Fairfax (1693–1781), an army officer from Leeds Castle, Kent, England, first came to VA in 1735 and settled on maternal estates there as a proprietor in 1747.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or hunter, from Middle English trayne, Old French traine ‘guile’, ‘snare’, ‘trap’.English (Devon) : topographic name from Middle English atte trewen ‘at the trees’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this phrase, for example Train, Traine, or Trewyn, all in Devon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, from the Middle English phrase at(te) asche ‘at (the) ash’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bags and purses, from German Tasche ‘bag’, ‘purse’. Compare Taschner.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, from the Middle English phrase at(te) asche ‘at (the) ash’, often at(te) esche in some dialects, especially in southeastern England.Probably an altered spelling of Tesch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Rosemunde, a Norman name, actually a compound of the Germanic elements hros ‘horse’ + mund ‘protection’, but associated from an early date in the popular mind with the Latin phrase rosa munda ‘pure rose’, an epithet of the Virgin Mary.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name or name adopted by the husband of a woman bearing the Yiddish personal name Royze (see Rose 3).Americanized spelling of German Rosemann.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Farwell.English : according to Reaney the name ‘appears frequently in Suffolk from 1275 to 1417, always without a preposition, and is, no doubt, a phrase name, Fare well!’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on an island or patch of firm ground surrounded by fens, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter ye ‘at the island’ (from Old English ēg, īeg ‘island’).English : topographic name for someone who lived near a river or stream, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter eye ‘at the river’ (from Old English ēa ‘river’).English : topographic name for someone living at a place where rye (Old English ryge) was grown, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold it.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead so named, most of them from Old Norse rjóðr ‘clearing in a forest’, but others from ry ‘dry place with stones’.Danish : habitational name from a place called Rye.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Girl/Female
Indian
Phrase from the holy Quran
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for an impetuous person, from the Old French phrase trop isnel ‘too swift’.
Surname or Lastname
South German
South German : occupational name for an official in charge of the legal auction of property confiscated in default of a fine; such a sale was known in Middle High German as a gant (from Italian incanto, a derivative of Late Latin inquantare ‘to auction’, from the phrase In quantum? ‘To how much (is the price raised)?’).German : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle High German ganter, kanter ‘barrel rack’.German : variant of Gander 3.English : occupational name for a glover, from Old French gantier, an agent derivative of gant ‘glove’ (see Gant).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Upton. The majority of them are named from Old English up- ‘upper’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. One in Essex, however, was originally named with the phrase upp in tūne ‘up in the settlement’, i.e. the higher part of the settlement; and one in Worcestershire is probably so called from the Old English personal name Ubba + tūn.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Phrase from the holy Quran
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : nickname from Middle English trowthe, trouthe ‘good faith’, ‘loyalty’. By my troth was a common phrase emphasizing the veracity of an assertion, and the nickname may have been bestowed on someone who used it habitually or to excess.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English haue, habbe ‘(may he/you) have’ + god ‘good’, perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually used this phrase.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a phrase name from Middle English tred(en) ‘to tread’ + weye ‘way’, ‘path’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Onkar is the first phrase in the mul Mantra meaning there is only one God, it is found in the gurmukhi script and is consequently also part of the Sikh morning prayer, Japji Sahib
Surname or Lastname
French
French : variant of Rivière, Rivoire, or Rivier, topographic name for someone living on the banks of a river, French rivier ‘bank’, or habitational name from any of the many places in France named with this word.English : nickname from Middle English revere ‘reiver’, ‘robber’.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the brow of a hill, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter evere ‘at the brow or edge’ (from Old English yfer, efer ‘edge’) or a habitational name from a place named with this phrase, as for example River in West Sussex or Rivar in Wiltshire.Jewish (from Italy) : habitational name from a place in Mantua named Revere.The MA patriot Paul Revere (1734–1818), who in April 1775 undertook a famous ride from Boston to Lexington to warn of the approach of British troops, was a silversmith and instrument maker. He was descended from French Huguenots called Rivoire.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Dutch, and German
English, Scottish, Dutch, and German : metonymic occupational name for a herring fisher or for a seller of the fish, Middle English hering, Dutch haring, Middle High German hærinc. In some cases it may have been a nickname in the sense of a trifle, something of little value, a meaning which is found in medieval phrases and proverbial expressions such as ‘to like neither herring nor barrel’, i.e. not to like something at all.German : habitational name from Herringen in Westphalia.Dutch : from a personal name, a derivative of a Germanic compound name with the first element hari, heri ‘army’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Hering.
PHRASE
PHRASE
Girl/Female
Hindu
The best, Ultimate, Another name for Vishnu, Foremost, First, Perfection, Best of all
Male
African
God brings joy to me.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Light of the World
Boy/Male
Indian
Unique Individual
Male
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements áss "divinity, god," and gautr "Gaut," hence "divine Gaut."
Girl/Female
Norse
Beauty of Froy.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Evening
Girl/Female
Tamil
Peacock, Nightingale
Boy/Male
Muslim
Kind, Bountiful, Graceful
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Sacred Lord
PHRASE
PHRASE
PHRASE
PHRASE
PHRASE
n.
A vulgar phrase or expression.
n.
The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for the time; -- used now generally in the phrase in vogue.
n.
Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
n.
A symbol for a phrase.
imp. & p. p.
of Phrase
n.
A word of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase with a wanion, apparently equivalent to with a vengeance, with a plague, or with misfortune.
n.
A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in the close of a repeated strain.
n.
A word occurring in the phrase real vellon. See the Note under Its Real.
n.
A collector or coiner of phrases.
v. i.
To use proper or fine phrases.
n.
A collection of phrases; a phrase book.
a.
Alt. of Phraseological
a.
Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold.
v. i.
To group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well. See Phrase, n., 4.
n.
Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below.
a.
Of or pertaining to phraseology; consisting of a peculiar form of words.
n.
The state of being up or above; a state of elevation, prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the phrase ups and downs.
n.
Customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a particular sense or signification.
n.
A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase.
n.
A formal phrase used in concluding a plea.