perifrasi.
circumlocution, periphrase
Meaning & usage
circumlocution, periphrase
Where this word comes from
From peri- + frasi, from Latin periphrăsis, from Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis), derived from Ancient Greek περιφράζω (periphrázō), compound of περι- (peri-, “peri-”) + φράζω (phrázō, “to say”).
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