periphrasticˌpɛr əˈfræs tɪk
periphrastic (n)
- plural
- periphrastics
English Definitions:
circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious (adj)
roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
"had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic)
periphrastic (Adjective)
Expressed in more words than are necessary.
periphrastic (Adjective)
Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
periphrastic (Adjective)
Characterized by periphrase or circumlocution.
periphrastic
In linguistics, periphrasis () is the use of one or more function words to express meaning that otherwise may be expressed by attaching an affix or clitic to a word. The resulting phrase includes two or more collocated words instead of one inflected word. The word periphrasis originates from the Greek word periphrazein, which means talking around.Periphrastic forms are a characteristic of analytic languages, whereas the absence of periphrasis is a characteristic of synthetic languages. While periphrasis concerns all categories of syntax, it is most visible with verb catena. The verb catenae of English (verb phrases constructed with auxiliary verbs) are highly periphrastic.
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