Periphrasis
21periphrasis — [pə rɪfrəsɪs] noun (plural periphrases si:z) 1》 the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing. 2》 Grammar the use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship that is otherwise expressed by inflection, e.g. did go as opposed …
22periphrasis — n. [L.] See periphrase …
23periphrasis — noun plural periphrases (C, U) formal 1 the unnecessary use of long words or phrases or unclear expressions 2 technical the use of auxiliary words instead of inflected (inflect (1)) forms periphrastic adjective …
24periphrasis — n 1. circumlocution, pleonasm, tautology, redundancy, Inf. circumbendibus; verbiage, verbosity, wordiness, prolixity, profuseness, diffuseness, long windedness, longiloquence; repetition, re petitiveness, tediousness, battology; digressiveness,… …
25periphrasis — pe·riph·ra·sis …
26periphrasis — /pəˈrɪfrəsəs/ (say puh rifruhsuhs) noun (plural periphrases /pəˈrɪfrəsiz/ (say puh rifruhseez)) 1. a roundabout way of speaking; circumlocution. 2. a roundabout expression. Also, periphrase /ˈpɛrifreɪz/ (say pereefrayz). {Latin, from Greek} …
27periphrasis — n. (pl. ses ) circumlocution. ♦ periphrastic, a.; Grammar, formed with auxiliaries, prepositions, etc …
28periphrasis — Circumlocution; use of many words to express the sense of one …
29periphrasis — Circumlocution; verbosity …
30periphrasis — see PHRASE …