periphrasis

  • 31periphrasis — n. (pl. periphrases) 1 a roundabout way of speaking; circumlocution. 2 a roundabout phrase. Etymology: L f. Gk f. periphrazo (as PERI , phrazo declare) …

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  • 32Periphrases — Periphrasis Pe*riph ra*sis, n.; pl. {Periphrases}. [L.] See {Periphrase}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 33periphrastic — periphrasis ► NOUN (pl. periphrases) ▪ the use of indirect and roundabout language; circumlocution. DERIVATIVES periphrastic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek peri around + phrazein declare …

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  • 34périphrase — [ perifraz ] n. f. • 1529; lat. periphrasis, mot gr., de periphrazein « parler par circonlocutions » ♦ Figure qui consiste à exprimer une notion, qu un seul mot pourrait désigner, par un groupe de plusieurs mots. ⇒ circonlocution, détour. « “Le… …

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  • 35Modern Greek grammar — Main article: Modern Greek The grammar of Standard Modern Greek, as spoken in present day Greece and Cyprus, is basically that of Demotic Greek, but it has also assimilated certain elements of Katharevousa, the archaic, learned variety of Greek… …

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  • 36circonlocution — [ sirkɔ̃lɔkysjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. circumlocutio, trad. gr. periphrasis → périphrase ♦ Manière d exprimer sa pensée d une façon indirecte, par des détours prudents. ⇒ ambages, périphrase. Parler par circonlocutions (cf. Tourner autour du pot) …

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  • 37Periphrase — Pe|ri|phra|se 〈f. 19; Rhet.〉 Umschreibung (eines Begriffes, einer Eigenschaft, Handlung usw.) durch ein anderes (verhüllendes, gehobenes, ausschmückendes) Wort od. mehrere (erklärende) Wörter [<grch. periphrasis <peri... + phrasis… …

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  • 38verbiage — verbiage, redundancy, tautology, pleonasm, circumlocution, periphrasis are comparable when they denote a fault of style or a form or mode of expression involving the use of too many words. Verbiage may imply delight in words for their own sake… …

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  • 39periphrase — I. ˈperəˌfrāz noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin periphrasis : periphrasis II. verb Etymology: Fr …

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  • 40перифраз — ПЕРИФРАЗА ы; ж.; ПЕРИФРАЗ, а; м. [греч. periphrasis] Спец. Описательное выражение, заменяющее прямое название и содержащее в себе признаки не названного прямо предмета (например: царь зверей вместо лев). Перифразы свойственны поэтической речи.… …

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