phraseology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
    diction; phrasing; choice of words; verbiage; wording.
    • use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

WordNet

Phra`se*ol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Gr. , , phrase + -logy: cf. F. phraséologie.
Definitions
  1. Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style.
    Most completely national in his . . . phraseology. I. Taylor.
  2. A collection of phrases; a phrase book. R. Syn. -- Diction; style. See Diction.

Webster 1913