Periphrasis (Crossword clue)

We found 2 answers for “Periphrasis” .

This page shows answers to the clue Periphrasis, followed by 8 definitions like “The use of circumlocution”, “Circumlocution; round-about expression” and “(figure of speech) Animals that were born in 1911”.

6 letters

AMBAGE

14 letters

CIRCUMLOCUTION

Definitions of “Periphrasis”

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• (figure of speech) Animals that were born in 1911
• A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
• The substitution of many or several words where one would suffice
• The use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression
• Using a wordy phrase to describe something for which one term exists
• Using a wordy phrase to describe something for which one term exists
• Circumlocution (or roundabout speaking) employed for poetic effect
• The use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression
• Something in literature which could be expressed in simple words is written in a complicated or awkward way

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