PERIPHRASIS


Meaning of PERIPHRASIS in English

n. (pl. periphrases) 1 a roundabout way of speaking; circumlocution. 2 a roundabout phrase.

[ L f. Gk f. periphrazo (as PERI-, phrazo declare) ]

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