'Phrase book' definitions:
Definition of 'phrase book'
From: WordNet
noun
A book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations
Definition of 'Phrase book'
From: GCIDE
- Phrase \Phrase\, n. [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology, Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak.]
- 1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase. [1913 Webster]
- "Convey" the wise it call. "Steal!" foh! a fico for the phrase. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to err is human. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any one expreses himself; diction; expression. "Phrases of the hearth." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- Thou speak'st In better phrase and matter than thou didst. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mus.) A short clause or portion of a period. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A composition consists first of sentences, or periods; these are subdivided into sections, and these into phrases. [1913 Webster]
- Phrase book, a book of idiomatic phrases. --J. S. Blackie. [1913 Webster]