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periphrastic: Meaning and Definition of
per•i•phras•tic
Pronunciation: (per"u-fras'tik), [key]
— adj.
- circumlocutory; roundabout.
- noting a construction of two or more words having the same syntactic function as an inflected word, as of Mr. Smith in the son of Mr. Smith, which is equivalent to Mr. Smith's in Mr. Smith's son.
See also:
- periphrastic (Thesaurus)
