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PERIPHRASIS
\pəɹˈɪfɹɐsˌiz], \pəɹˈɪfɹɐsˌiz], \p_ə_ɹ_ˈɪ_f_ɹ_ɐ_s_ˌi_z]\
Definitions of PERIPHRASIS
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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a
style
that
involves
indirect
ways
of
expressing things
2006
- WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University
a
style
that
involves
indirect
ways
of
expressing things
2011
- English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
See
Periphrase
.
2010
- New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software
See
Periphrase
.
1913
- Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.
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