TURN OF PHRASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turn of phrase mean? 

• TURN OF PHRASE (noun)
  The noun TURN OF PHRASE has 1 sense:

1. a distinctive spoken or written expression

  Familiarity information: TURN OF PHRASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURN OF PHRASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A distinctive spoken or written expression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

turn of expression; turn of phrase

Context example:

John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea

Hypernyms ("turn of phrase" is a kind of...):

expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turn of phrase"):

conceit (a witty or ingenious turn of phrase)