It's fun that this one is "word".
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word > Definition 2 a/b/c are clearly the contextually-relevant definitions
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/word > Second most popular synonym: "phrase".
Next time when you try to be a pedant, come prepared. Not only is it not wanted, you're not even correct.
:)