Periphrases

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Periphrasis \Pe*riph"ra*sis\, n.; pl. {Periphrases}. [L.]
     See {Periphrase}.
     [1913 Webster] Periphrastic

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  periphrasis
       n : a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
           [syn: {circumlocution}, {ambage}]
       [also: {periphrases} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  periphrases
       See {periphrasis}