Definition of periphrase
English to English noun - The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
source: Webster 1913 verb - To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
source: Webster 1913 - To use circumlocution.
source: Webster 1913
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