phrasal

adj

1. Relating to, or used in the manner of, a phrase.
2. Consisting of multiple words, but behaving as a single part of speech.

   “phrasal preposition”

noun

1. A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.

   “Furthermore, children demonstrated that they understood the mapping by elaborating phrasals to sententials, and reducing sententials to phrasals when imitating.”

2. A grammatical construct that consists of multiple words, but behaves as a single part of speech.