Etymology

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Ancient Greek φράσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφράσις“speech”
  2. English todayphraseology

From Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “speech”) + λόγος (lógos, “explanation”).

Words from the same roots

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phrase-phrasia

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