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Grammar : Noun
Spell : puh-rif-ruh-sis
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈrɪf rə sɪs



Definition of periphrase

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Latin periphrasis "circumlocution," from Greek periphrasis, from periphrazein "speak in a roundabout way," from peri- "round about" (see peri-) + phrazein "to express" (see phrase (n.)).
  • As in verbiage : noun repetition, wordiness
  • As in circumlocution : noun indirect speech
Example sentences :
  • The words inclined to think seems a periphrase for secret infidelity.
  • Extract from : « Calamities and Quarrels of Authors » by Isaac Disraeli

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