Periphrase

Meaning

Noun

●

In Rhetoric:

The use of more

than are

to

the

; a

, or

, way of

; circumlocution.

Verb

●

To

by

or circumlocution.

●

To use circumlocution.

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Origin

periphrase

English

periphrasis

Latin

περίφρασις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

περιφράζομαι

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Synonyms

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