PERIPHRASTIC


Meaning of PERIPHRASTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈfras-tik ]

adjective

Date: 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 periphrastic comparative

• peri·phras·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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