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Periphrasis

nounid 111259·updated May 18, 2026
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a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

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Variants

synonym
circumlocution
plural
Periphrases
possessive
Periphrasis's
pluralpossessive
Periphrases'

Framework definitions

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a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

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