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periphrasis

/p/@/'r/I/fr/@/s/I/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

    noun.communication

    Synonyms ambage circumlocution

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. See <u>Periphrase</u>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

peripheral nervous systemperipheral visionperipherallyperiphericperipheryperiphraseperiphrasticperiphrasticallyperiplanetaperiplaneta americanaperiplaneta australasiaeperiplast

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