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phase
What does phase mean?
phase (noun): a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use phase in a sentence?
How do you pronounce phase?
/feɪz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does phase come from?
Borrowed from New Latin phasis, borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”), from φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-, root of φαίνω (phaínō, “to bring to light; to appear”)) + -σῐς (-sĭs).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of phase?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “phase”?
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What does “phase” mean?
one's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past
Not quite: that's what background means.
a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time
Right! That's what “phase” means.
in some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber
Not quite: that's what senate means.
one individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition
Not quite: that's what self means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “phase”?
stage
Right!
money
Not quite: money means something else.
place
Not quite: place means something else.
house
Not quite: house means something else.
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