PERIPHRASTIC


Meaning of PERIPHRASTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌperɪˈfræstɪk ]

adj. Gram. 1 of or involving periphrasis. 2 (of a case, tense, etc.) formed by combination of words rather than by inflection (e.g. did go, of the people rather than went, the people' s). øøperiphrastically adv. [Gk periphrastikos (as PERIPHRASIS)]

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