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Periphrase - What does it mean?

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periphrase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
  • * (rfdate) De Quincey,
    • To describe by enigmatic periphrases .

    Synonyms

    * periphrasis

    Derived terms

    * periphrasic

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To express by or circumlocution.
  • To use circumlocution.

    • References

    (Webster 1913)

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.