Periphrasis vs Circumlocution - What's the difference?
periphrasis | circumlocution |
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
(linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
(rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution)
(rhetoric) The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.
A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
A roundabout expression. See also euphemism