Definitions from Wiktionary ( )

▸ noun:  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".
▸ noun:  (linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
▸ noun:  (rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).
▸ noun:  (rhetoric) The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.



▸ Word origin

▸ Words similar to periphrasis
▸ Usage examples for periphrasis

▸ Idioms related to periphrasis
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing periphrasis
▸ Words that often appear near periphrasis
▸ Rhymes of periphrasis

▸ Invented words related to periphrasis