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periphrasis(dictionary)
PERIPHRASIS(law)

periphrasis (oh)



[U and C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek, from periphrazein 'to express in a periphrastic way']
formal when someone uses long words or phrases that are not necessary
technical the use of auxiliary words instead of inflected forms
-- periphrastic /7perZ5frAstIk/ adj