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— English words —

• periphrasis n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going…
• periphrasis n. (Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather…
• periphrasis n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).
• periphrasis n. (Rhetoric) The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.

— English word, defined in French —

• periphrasis n. (Linguistique, Rhétorique) Périphrase.

43 English words from 4 English definitions

associated circumlocution construction descriptive example Expressing expression for for␣example going grammatical I␣am instead instead␣of Linguistics longer meaning name of␣a one phrase proper proper␣name qualities rather Rhetoric shorter shorthand similar stand stand␣for substitution such such␣as syntactic tense The type use using with with␣it word

3 foreign words from the foreign definition

Linguistique Périphrase Rhétorique

33 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Asi ASI a-Si A.S.I. A.␣S.␣I. Asis ASIs ASIS as-is as␣is Eri. HRA HRAs per PER per- per. Per. peri Peri peri- phr ras Ras RAs RAS rip Rip RIP sis SIs SIS -sis

22 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ire IrE IRE Ire. Isa ISA is-a Isa. Isar PIR PIREP rep Rep REP Rep. Sar SAR Sar. sis SIs SIS -sis

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

parish␣priest

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

epiphrasis

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

periphrases periphrasic

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