Canadian French Meaning of periphrase
périphrase
Other Canadian French words related to périphrase
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of periphrase
- periphery => périphérie
- peripheries => périphéries
- peripherical => périphérique
- peripheric => périphérique
- peripherally => périphérique
- peripheral vision => Vision périphérique
- peripheral nervous system => système nerveux périphérique
- peripheral device => périphérique
- peripheral => périphérique
- peripety => Coup de théâtre
- periphrased => Reformulé
- periphrases => périphrases
- periphrasing => Paraphraser
- periphrasis => périphrase
- periphrastic => périphrastique
- periphrastical => périphrastique
- periphrastically => périphrastique
- periplaneta => coquerelle
- periplaneta americana => blatte américaine
- periplaneta australasiae => Coquerelle australienne
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
périphrase
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 => périphérie, peripheries => périphéries, peripherical => périphérique, peripheric => périphérique, peripherally => périphérique,
