Meaning of periphrase | Babel Free
ˈpɛɹi.fɹeɪzDefinitions
The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
Equivalents
Examples
“1821, Thomas De Quincey, John Paul Frederick Richter (published in London Magazine To describe all those on whom the fates of Troy hinged , by enigmatic periphrases”
“He held up the condition of the Church in the terrible mirror of his unflinching speech, which called things by their right names and dealt in no polite periphrases[…]”
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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