Periphrasis
11periphrasis — noun (plural periphrases) Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from periphrazein to express periphrastically, from peri + phrazein to point out Date: 1533 1. use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression 2. an instance of… …
12periphrasis — pe•riph•ra•sis [[t]pəˈrɪf rə sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses [[t] ˌsiz[/t]] 1) the use of a verbose or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution 2) an expression phrased in this way 3) gram. a) the use of two or more words instead of an inflected word to …
13periphrasis — См. perìfrasi …
14periphrasis — noun /pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/ a) 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 . b) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than… …
15periphrasis — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. circumlocution, ambiguity, evasion; see wordiness …
16periphrasis — pe|riph|ra|sis [pəˈrıfrəsıs] n plural periphrases [ si:z] [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : 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.)… …
17periphrasis — pe|riph|ra|sis [ pə rıfrəsıs ] noun count or uncount TECHNICAL the practice of expressing something in a more complicated indirect way than is necessary, or something expressed in this way …
18periphrasis — see PHRASE …
19periphrasis — Using more words than necessary, circumlocution; pl. periphrases …
20periphrasis — pe·riph·ra·sis || pÉ™ rɪfrÉ™sɪs n. indirect speech, circumlocution; indirect expression, expression phrased in a roundabout manner …
