Definition of "phraseology" noun usually uncountable , plural phraseologies
The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech . quotations examples
Quotations I was riding through the forest , when suddenly (pray correct my phraseology if too worldly —you know I am not well read in these epics of the heart ) I saw a knight and his lady traversing one of the glades ; the golden sunshine fell athwart the green leaves , and showed their white steeds and whiter plumes , while the air around grew musical with their gentle words and laughter .
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), page 28
A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group . quotations examples
Quotations Fortunately , two servants she had brought with her , were devotedly attached to their mistress ; and the others only entering her apartments at rare intervals , did not understand her mystic allusions ; and she now , more than ever , affected to veil her meaning under the mysterious phraseology so much adopted by the Jacobites .
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Interview”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], page 209