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There are 12 words containing PERIPHRAS

periphrase  ——  periphrased  periphrases  periphrasic  periphrasis  ——  periphrasing  periphrastic  ——  unperiphrased  ——  periphrastical  unperiphrastic  ——  nonperiphrastic  ——  periphrastically

21 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.
• 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…
• 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.
• unperiphrased — adj. Not periphrased.
• periphrastical — adj. Alternative form of periphrastic.
• unperiphrastic — adj. Not periphrastic.
• nonperiphrastic — adj. Not 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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