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