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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Periphrase

· Per·i·phrase · IPA /ˈpɛɹi.fɹeɪz/
01 n. The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
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    The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.(Rhet.)
02 v. t. To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
imp. & p. p. Periphrased; p. pr. & vb. n. Periphrasing
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    To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
03 v. i. To use circumlocution.
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    To use circumlocution.