English Dictionary: periphrastic | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Periphrastic \Per`i*phras"tic\, Periphrastical \Per`i*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. p[82]riphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries. |