phrase vs catch phrase

catch phrase vs phrase

phrase and catch phrase both are nouns.

phrase is a verb but catch phrase is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phrase	Yes	No	Yes	No
catch phrase	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, catch phrase is a hyponym of phrase; that is, catch phrase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phrase:

phrase: an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
catch phrase: a phrase that has become a catchword

Other hyponyms of phrase include nominal, nominal phrase, noun phrase, predicate, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, pronominal, pronominal phrase, response, catchphrase.

phrase (noun)	catch phrase (noun)
dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence	a phrase that has become a catchword
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

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

Difference between phrase and catch phrase

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