PERIPHRASIS


Meaning of PERIPHRASIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pəˈrɪfrəsɪs ]

n. (pl. periphrases) 1 a roundabout way of speaking; circumlocution. 2 a roundabout phrase. [L f. Gk f. periphrazo (as PERI-, phrazo declare)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.