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periphrastic
adjective
- of, like, or expressed in periphrasis
- Gram. formed with a particle or an auxiliary verb instead of by inflection (Ex.: the phrase did sing used for the inflected form sang)
Related Forms:
- periphrastically adverb
See periphrastic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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