PERIPHRASTIC


Meaning of PERIPHRASTIC in English

[peri.phras.tic] adj (1805) 1: of, relating to, or characterized by periphrasis

2: formed by the use of function words or auxiliaries instead of by inflection "more fair is a ~ comparative" -- peri.phras.ti.cal.ly adv

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