phrastic

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noun

The component of meaning in a sentence independent of mood or force.

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Meanings

nounphrastic (plural phrastics)

plural phrastics

  1. human sciencesThe component of meaning in a sentence independent of mood or force.

Origin

Coined by Richard Mervyn Hare in The Language of Morals in 1952

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Cite this entry
APA

phrastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrastic

MLA

“phrastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrastic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phrastic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrastic.

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