phraseology
noun
[ ˌfreɪzɪˈɒlədʒi ]
• a particular mode of expression, especially one characteristic of a particular speaker or subject area.
• "legal phraseology"
Similar:
wording,
choice of words,
phrasing,
usage,
idiom,
diction,
parlance,
words,
language,
vocabulary,
terminology,
jargon,
patter,
cant,
-speak,
dialect,
vernacular,
argot,
patois,
style,
way of speaking/writing,
manner of speaking/writing,
style of speech/writing,
mode of speech/writing,
façon de parler,
lingo,
idiolect,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin phraseologia, from Greek phraseōn, genitive plural of phrasis ‘a phrase’ + -logia (see -logy).