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pe·riph·ra·sis
(pə-rĭf′rə-sĭs)n. pl. pe·riph·ra·ses (-sēz′)
1. The use of circumlocution.
2. A circumlocution.
[Latin, from Greek, from periphrazein, to express periphrastically : peri-, peri- + phrazein, to say; see gwhren- in Indo-European roots.]
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periphrasis
(pəˈrɪfrəsɪs)n, pl -rases (-rəˌsiːz)
1. a roundabout way of expressing something; circumlocution
2. an expression of this kind
[C16: via Latin from Greek, from peri- + phrazein to declare]
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pe•riph•ra•sis
(pəˈrɪf rə sɪs)n., pl. -ses (-ˌsiz)
1. the use of a verbose or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
2. an expression phrased in this way.
3.
a. the use of two or more words instead of an inflected word to express the same grammatical function.
b. an example of this.
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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: Language2. an expression in such fashion. Cf. paraphrasis. — periphrastic, adj.
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 Devices2. an expression in such fashion. See also language. — periphrastic, adj.
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periphrasis
1. An indirect way of expressing something.
2. A roundabout way of expressing a point.
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