periphrasis

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (countable, uncountable) The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
2. (countable, uncountable) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
3. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).
4. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.

Konzepte

Umschreibung

Periphrase

Synonyme

circumlocution

ambage

periphrase

diffuseness

indirectness

rambling discourse

Übersetzungen

périphrase

perífrasis

perifrasi

perífrasi

perífrase

περίφραση

omschrijving

circunlóquio

الإسهاب

dolaylı anlatım

circumloqui

circumlocució

circonlocution

temps périphrastique

circonlocuzione

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).