periphrasis

pe·riph·ra·sis  (p-rfr-ss)

n. pl. pe·riph·ra·ses (-sz)

1. The use of circumlocution.

2. A circumlocution.

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[Latin, from Greek, from periphrazein, to express periphrastically : peri-, peri- + phrazein, to say; see g^whren- in Indo-European roots.]

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periphrasis [per-if-ra-siss, -ra-seez]

Noun

pl -rases a roundabout way of expressing something; circumlocution [Greek peri- around + phrazein to declare]

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periphrasis

1. a roundabout way of speaking or writing; circumlocution.
2. an expression in such fashion. Cf. paraphrasis. — periphrastic, adj.

See also: Language

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1. a roundabout way of speaking or writing; circumlocution.
2. an expression in such fashion. See also language. — periphrastic, adj.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

periphrasis - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things ambage, circumlocution verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words