PERIPHRASIS


Meaning of PERIPHRASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈri-frə-səs ]

noun

( plural pe·riph·ra·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from periphrazein to express periphrastically, from peri- + phrazein to point out

Date: 1533

1. : use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression

2. : an instance of periphrasis

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.