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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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