I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name.
the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind
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The job descriptions are incorporating this gen-AI phraseology.—Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Pope Francis, whose native language is Spanish and not Italian, has at times during his papacy made up words, or used slang or inappropriate phraseology during his remarks, often while speaking off-the-cuff.—Phoebe Natanson, ABC News, 28 May 2024 And the Florida governor isn't the only one who appears to be borrowing Trump phraseology.—Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 10 July 2023 As a first-act finale, the song — incorporating some twists on Douglass’s phraseology — is a kind of motivational summation of the experiences of the young Douglass, after escaping slavery and making an extraordinary ascent to ever-greater influence.—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for phraseology
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Etymology
New Latin phraseologia, irregular from Greek phrasis + -logia -logy
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