Periphrastic Definition

pĕrə-frăstĭk
adjective
Of, like, or expressed in periphrasis.
Webster's New World
Formed with a particle or an auxiliary verb instead of by inflection (Ex.: the phrase did sing used for the inflected form sang)
Webster's New World

Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.

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Origin of Periphrastic

  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikos), from περίφρασις (periphrasis, “periphrasis").

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