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Consisting of multiple words
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phrasal
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Word definitions for phrasal in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phrasal verb (= a group of words that is used like a verb and consists of a verb with an adverb or preposition after it, for example 'set off' or 'look after' ) phrasal verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN verb ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or functioning as a phrase; "phrasal verb"
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Referring to, or used in the manner of, a phrase. 2 (context grammar English) consisting of multiple (l/en word words), but behaving as a single (l/en: part of speech)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1871, from phrase (v.) + -al (1). Related: Phrasally .\n
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phrasal \Phras"al\, Of the nature of a phrase; consisting of a phrase; as, a phrasal adver --Earl
Usage examples of phrasal.
Often the hierarchy of grouping also proceeds in the opposite direction: bars are grouped into groups of bars and even into groups of groups, in a way that matches the phrasal structure of the melody.