breath group

noun

, Phonetics.

1. a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breath group¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The words which are read together in one breath are called a breath group.

From Project Gutenberg

Verse must be divided into phrases, each of which can be uttered easily as one breath-group.

From Project Gutenberg