Canadian English Meaning of periphrase
periphrasis
Other Canadian English words related to periphrasis
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Nearest Words of periphrase
- periphery => periphery
- peripheries => peripheries
- peripherical => peripheral
- peripheric => peripheral
- peripherally => peripherally
- peripheral vision => Peripheral vision
- peripheral nervous system => peripheral nervous system
- peripheral device => peripheral device
- peripheral => peripheral
- peripety => Peripety
- periphrased => Paraphrased
- periphrases => periphrases
- periphrasing => Paraphrasing
- periphrasis => periphrasis
- periphrastic => periphrastic
- periphrastical => periphrastic
- periphrastically => periphrastically
- periplaneta => cockroach
- periplaneta americana => American cockroach
- periplaneta australasiae => Australian cockroach
Definitions and Meaning of periphrase in English
periphrase (n.)
The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
periphrase (v. t.)
To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
periphrase (v. i.)
To use circumlocution.
FAQs About the word periphrase
periphrasis
The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution., To express by periphrase or circumloc
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
periphery => periphery, peripheries => peripheries, peripherical => peripheral, peripheric => peripheral, peripherally => peripherally,
