melodic line vs phrase

melodic line and phrase both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
melodic line	Yes	No	No	No
phrase	Yes	No	Yes	No

melodic line (noun)	phrase (noun)
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence	dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence
	an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
	a short musical passage
	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

melodic line (verb)	phrase (verb)
	put into words or an expression
	divide, combine, or mark into phrases