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Definition of Periphrase
1. n. The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
2. v. t. To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
3. v. i. To use circumlocution.
Definition of Periphrase
1. Noun. (rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To express by periphrase or circumlocution. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To use circumlocution. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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