phrasal typology

noun

The study of phrasal verbs, idioms, and hyphenated nouns and adjectives (and of rhetorical and literary terminology) and how they are categorized or typed.

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Meanings

nounphrasal typology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe study of phrasal verbs, idioms, and hyphenated nouns and adjectives (and of rhetorical and literary terminology) and how they are categorized or typed.

Translations

Romanian tipologie frazală
  • tipologie frazalăstudy of phrasal verbs, idioms, and hyphenated nouns and adjectives (and of rhetorical and literary terminology) and how they are categorized or typed
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APA

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“phrasal typology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrasal%20typology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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