periphrasis

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noun

Plural noun:

periphrases

1.
(countable, uncountable)The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
2.
(countable, uncountable)(linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
Native speakers use periphrases like "did not go" where a language learner might use "went not".
3.
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).
4.
(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.

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beating around the bushcircumlocution

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periphrase periphrastic

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From grc περίφρασις.