- periphrasis as a noun:
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periphrasis
noun
1 periphrasis
A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things.
synonyms: ambage, circumlocution.
Roget 573: diffuseness etc. adj.; amplification etc. v.; dilating etc. v.; verbosity, verbiage, cloud of words, copia verborum [Lat.]; flow of words ... show more
Dutch: perifrase
Polish: opisowość
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