verbal phrase

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• verbal — verbal, ale, aux [ vɛrbal, o ] adj. • 1337, attesté par l adv. verbalement; lat. verbalis, de verbum → verbe I ♦ 1 ♦ Qui se fait de vive voix (opposé à écrit). ⇒ oral. Promesse verbale. Ordres, rapports verbaux. Convention verbale. Location… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• verbal — I UK [ˈvɜː(r)b(ə)l] / US [ˈvɜrb(ə)l] adjective * 1) using words, or relating to words Verbal ability is dominant in the left side of the brain. a) using words, not physical force Make sure the discussion remains purely verbal. verbal abuse (=… …   English dictionary

• verbal — ver|bal1 [ vɜrbl ] adjective * 1. ) using words or relating to words: Verbal ability is dominant in the left side of the brain. a ) using words, not physical force: Make sure the discussion remains purely verbal. verbal abuse (=rude or offensive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• verbal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. spoken, oral, unwritten; literal, verbatim, word for word. See speech. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Using words] Syn. lexical, linguistic, oral; see linguistic , oral , spoken . 2. [Concerning the… …   English dictionary for students

• verbal noun — 1. A verbal noun (also called a gerund) is a form of a verb ending in ing that acts as a noun, for example smoking in the phrase no smoking and in the sentence Smoking damages your health. It should be distinguished from (identically formed)… …   Modern English usage

• PHRASE (linguistique) — PHRASE, linguistique L’introduction dans la grammaire du terme et de la notion de phrase est relativement récente. Le mot lui même, emprunté, au XVIe siècle, au latin, signifie uniquement, jusqu’à la fin du XVIIe siècle, «expression, tournure».… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Verbal arithmetic — Verbal arithmetic, also known as alphametics, cryptarithmetic, crypt arithmetic, cryptarithm or word addition, is a type of mathematical game consisting of a mathematical equation among unknown numbers, whose digits are represented by letters.… …   Wikipedia

• Verbal — may mean:*Non finite verb, a verb form that functions both as a verb and as another lexical category. *A word or group of words that functions as a verb by serving as the head of a verb phrase. (In some languages, adjectives are verbals.)… …   Wikipedia

• phrase|mak|er — «FRAYZ MAY kuhr», noun. person skilled in making up unusual or striking phrases: »Above all, there is Churchill the phrasemaker, who could beat even Bernard Shaw to the verbal draw (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

• Verbal Deception — Infobox musical artist Name = Verbal Deception Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Calgary, Alberta Genre = Melodic death metal Folk metal Years active = 2002 present Label = [http://www.scarabproductions …   Wikipedia

• Verbal noun — A verbal noun is a noun formed directly as an inflexion of a verb or a verb stem, sharing at least in part its constructions. This term is applied especially to gerunds, and sometimes also to infinitives and supines.Examples of the verbal noun in …   Wikipedia