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periphrasis Definition


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periphrasis
noun
    periphrases
    1. ) a roundabout way of saying something; circumlocution.
      Thesaurus: circumlocution, wordiness, verbosity, prolixity, ambiguity, evasion.
Etymology: 16c: Latin and Greek, from Greek peri around + phrasis speech.



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