Periphrases
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noun.
Plural form of
periphrase
.
circumlocutions
.
noun.
Plural form of
periphrasis
. use of syntactic rather than morphological constructions.
verb.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
periphrase
.
Word Usage
"He that hath complex ideas without names for them, wants liberty and dispatch in his expressions, and is necessitated to use periphrases."