Periphrastic

adjective

/ˌpɛ.ɹəˈfɹæ.stɪk/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.adjectiveExpressed in more words than are necessary.

2.adjectiveIndirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.

3.adjective(grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.

"“The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”."

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