perifrasi

Meaning

circumlocution, periphrase

Concepts

periphrasis

circumlocution

ambage

diffuseness

ambages

Synonyms

circonlocuzione

giro di parole

Translations

circunlocución

perífrasis

périphrase

περίφραση

circunlóquio

perífrase

circonlocution

ambages

rodeos

circunloquios

geçiştirme

dolambaçlı söz

perífrasi

asılsız sözcükler kullanma

circumloqui

Hyphenated as

pe‧rì‧fra‧si

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peˈri.fra.zi/

Etymology

From peri- + frasi, from Latin periphrăsis, from Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis), derived from Ancient Greek περιφράζω (periphrázō), compound of περι- (peri-, “peri-”) + φράζω (phrázō, “to say”).