periphrasis
pe‧riph‧ra‧sis /pəˈrɪfrəsəs, pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/ noun (plural periphrases /-siːz/) [uncountable and countable]
Irregular Forms: (pl) periphrases
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periphrasis[noun]Synonyms: verbiage, circumambages, circumbendibus, circumlocution, periphrase, pleonasm, redundancy, roundabout, tautology, verbality
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pe‧riph‧ra‧sis /pəˈrɪfrəsəs, pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
noun (
plural periphrases /-siːz/)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: Greek, from periphrazein 'to express in a periphrastic way']
1. formal when someone uses long words or phrases that are not necessary
2. technical the use of
auxiliary words instead of
inflected forms
—periphrastic /ˌperəˈfræstɪk◂, ˌperɪˈfræstɪk◂/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲