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    periphrastic
    /ˌpɛrɪˈfrastɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. (of speech or writing) indirect and circumlocutory: "the periphrastic nature of legal syntax"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › periphrasticPERIPHRASTIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    expressed in two or more words rather than by an inflected form of one: used esp of a tense of a verb where the alternative element is an auxiliary verb. For example, He does go and He will go involve periphrastic tenses

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › periphrasticPeriphrastic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PERIPHRASTIC is of, relating to, or characterized by periphrasis. How to use periphrastic in a sentence.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PeriphrasisPeriphrasis - Wikipedia

    In linguistics and literature, periphrasis ( / pəˈrɪfrəsɪs /) [1] is the use of a larger number of words, with an implicit comparison to the possibility of using fewer. The comparison may be within a language or between languages.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERIPHRASTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. employing or involving periphrasis. 2. expressed in two or more words rather than by an inflected form of one: used esp of a tense of a verb where the alternative element is an auxiliary verb. For example, He does go and He will go involve periphrastic tenses. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishperiphrastic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of periphrastic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › periphrasticPeriphrastic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Periphrastic writing is unnecessarily convoluted, confusing, and wordy. It’s like it wants to confuse you. A periphrastic instruction manual can make it nearly impossible to figure out how your new TV works.

  8. www.thoughtco.com › periphrastic-grammar-1691610Definition and Examples of Periphrastic Constructions - ThoughtCo

    Nov 18, 2019 · In English grammar, a periphrastic construction (pronounced per-eh-FRAS-tik) is one in which an independent word or multi-word expression has the same role as an inflection, such as the use of the auxiliary will with another verb to form the future tense .

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › periphrasticPeriphrastic - definition of periphrastic by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. employing or involving periphrasis. 2. (Grammar) expressed in two or more words rather than by an inflected form of one: used esp of a tense of a verb where the alternative element is an auxiliary verb. For example, He does go and He will go involve periphrastic tenses. ˌperiˈphrastically adv.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › periphrastic_adjperiphrastic, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for periphrastic is from 1776, in the writing of George Campbell, Church of Scotland minister and college head. periphrastic is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from Latin.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › periphrasticperiphrastic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · periphrastic (comparative more periphrastic, superlative most periphrastic) Expressed in more words than are necessary.