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Meanings
- section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph
- phrase
- verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
- haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
- maxim, saying, idiom, expression
- clause (e.g. in a database query language)
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I don't understand the meaning of this phrase.
She composed a beautiful haiku.
Which is the most impressive passage in this text?
The teacher wrote a verse by a famous haiku poet on the blackboard.
In classical literature, a single phrase can sometimes determine the meaning of an entire work.
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