Meaning of periergia | Babel Free
ˌpɛ.ɹiˈɜː.d͡ʒi.əDefinitions
The use of an excessively elaborate or elevated style to discuss a trivial matter; bombastic or laboured language.
Examples
“The first place in which almost all of us encounter discourses of polypragmosyne, and latterly of periergia, is in the literature of fifth- and fourth-century BC Athens.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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