Difference between revisions of "Periphrase"
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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To express by periphrase or circumlocution. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To use circumlocution. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_155709"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/periphrase Periphrase from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_155709"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/periphrase Periphrase from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:10, 13 October 2021
Periphrase [1]
(1): ( n.) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
(2): ( v. t.) To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
(3): ( v. i.) To use circumlocution.
