periphrasis

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

périphrase

circonlocution

temps périphrastique

Synonymes

circumlocution

ambage

periphrase

diffuseness

indirectness

rambling discourse

Traductions

perífrasis

perifrasi

perífrasi

Umschreibung

perífrase

περίφραση

omschrijving

الإسهاب

dolaylı anlatım

circumloqui

circumlocució

Periphrase

circonlocuzione

circunlóquio

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).