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There are 10 words beginning with PERIPHR

periphrase — n. (Rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express… — v. (Transitive) To express by periphrase or circumlocution. — v. (Intransitive) To use circumlocution.
periphrased — v. Simple past tense and past participle of periphrase.
periphrases — n. Plural of periphrase. — n. Plural of periphrasis. — v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of periphrase.
periphrasic — adj. Of or pertaining to periphrasis.
periphrasis — n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with… — n. (Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense)… — n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase…
periphractic — adj. Enclosed; surrounded by some barrier. — adj. (Sociology) Marginalizing; making a group peripheral and…
periphrasing — v. Present participle of periphrase.
periphrastic — adj. Expressed in more words than are necessary. — adj. Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory. — adj. (Grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.
periphrastical — adj. Alternative form of periphrastic.
periphrastically — adv. With circumlocution. — adv. (Linguistics) With periphrasis.

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