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There are 9 words beginning with PERIPHRAS
periphrase periphrased periphrases periphrasic periphrasing periphrasis periphrastic periphrastical periphrastically
18 definitions found
- 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.
- periphrasing — v. Present participle of periphrase.
- 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…
- 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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- Scrabble in English: 7 words
- French Wiktionary: 42 words
- Spanish Wiktionary: no word
- Italian Wiktionary: no word
- German Wiktionary: 8 words
- Portuguese Wiktionary: no word
- Dutch Wiktionary: no word
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