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Word: Periphrastic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 18th century: from medieval Latin periphrasticus or Greek periphrastikos, from periphrazein ‘declare in a roundabout way’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌpɛrɪˈfrastɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of speech or writing) indirect and circumlocutory
Short Definition:(of speech or writing) indirect and circumlocutory
Examples:- the periphrastic nature of legal syntax
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