periphrasen.

Brit.

/ˈpɛrɪfreɪz/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌfreɪz/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French périphrase.

Etymology: < Middle French périphrase (1529; French périphrase ) < classical Latin periphrasis periphrasis n. Compare earlier periphrasis n.The form periphrases may be understood as the plural either of this word or of periphrasis n.; all examples have been assigned to the latter entry (compare periphrasis n. 2a).

= periphrasis n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > periphrasis or circumlocution

circumlocution?1518

ambage1532

periphrasis1533

circuition1542

circuit1552

notation1555

compassing1580

periphrase1589

ambush1601

encompassment1604

circumambulation1606

circling1623

perambulationa1652

roundaboutness1810

roundaboutation1812

ambagiosity1819

circumambulating1837

peripherization1926

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. vii. 128 Speaking..by periphrase or circumlocution when all might be said in a word or two.

1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall iii. sig. B2 For as in Eccl. 12 the graues periphrase (beth gnolam) signifies the secular house [etc.].

1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. i. iii. 85 The same infallible Teacher..imploys the vision of God as an emphatical periphrase of felicity.

1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 35 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. Periphrase is another great Aid to Prolixity.

1818 S. T. Coleridge Lect. on Shakespeare & Milton ix, in Shakespearean Crit. II. ix. 139 Taking these words as a periphrase of—‘Look what is coming yonder’, it certainly may to some appear to border on the ridiculous.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. ii. 65 Mr Jermyn had a copious supply of words, which often led him into periphrase.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage cviii. 569 In these matters a periphrase was demanded by the decorum of life.

1982 P. Godman Bishops, Kings & Saints of York Index 198 Periphrase and periphrastic constructions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† periphrasev.

Origin: Partly a borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French périphraser ; periphrase n.

Etymology: < French périphraser (1551 in Middle French) < périphrase periphrase n. In later use probably directly < periphrase n. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pe·rifrēⁱz) /ˈpɛrɪfreɪz/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. transitive. To express or render by periphrasis.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > express copiously [verb (transitive)] > express by periphrasis

circumlocute1530

periphrase1624

circumlocutionize1822

1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant Pref. sig. A4 I commend to thee heere the Historie of Iob, in part, Periphrased; in part, Abridged.

1814 Monthly Rev. 73 475 Delille thus paraphrases and periphrases the passage.

2. intransitive. To use circumlocution; to speak or write periphrastically.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > use periphrasis

to beat (formerly also go, wend, seek) about the bushc1440

wind1528

periphrase1652

to go about1815

circumlocute1859

circumlocutionize1886

to go (all) round the houses1958

1652 T. Gataker Antinomianism 34 It would be over teadious..to be continually paraphrasing or periphrasing of them.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Periphrase, to use circumlocution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	periphrase
释义	periphrasen. Brit. /ˈpɛrɪfreɪz/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌfreɪz/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French périphrase. Etymology: < Middle French périphrase (1529; French périphrase ) < classical Latin periphrasis periphrasis n. Compare earlier periphrasis n.The form periphrases may be understood as the plural either of this word or of periphrasis n.; all examples have been assigned to the latter entry (compare periphrasis n. 2a). = periphrasis n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > periphrasis or circumlocution circumlocution?1518 ambage1532 periphrasis1533 circuition1542 circuit1552 notation1555 compassing1580 periphrase1589 ambush1601 encompassment1604 circumambulation1606 circling1623 perambulationa1652 roundaboutness1810 roundaboutation1812 ambagiosity1819 circumambulating1837 peripherization1926 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. vii. 128 Speaking..by periphrase or circumlocution when all might be said in a word or two. 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall iii. sig. B2 For as in Eccl. 12 the graues periphrase (beth gnolam) signifies the secular house [etc.]. 1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. i. iii. 85 The same infallible Teacher..imploys the vision of God as an emphatical periphrase of felicity. 1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 35 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. Periphrase is another great Aid to Prolixity. 1818 S. T. Coleridge Lect. on Shakespeare & Milton ix, in Shakespearean Crit. II. ix. 139 Taking these words as a periphrase of—‘Look what is coming yonder’, it certainly may to some appear to border on the ridiculous. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. ii. 65 Mr Jermyn had a copious supply of words, which often led him into periphrase. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage cviii. 569 In these matters a periphrase was demanded by the decorum of life. 1982 P. Godman Bishops, Kings & Saints of York Index 198 Periphrase and periphrastic constructions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † periphrasev. Origin: Partly a borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French périphraser ; periphrase n. Etymology: < French périphraser (1551 in Middle French) < périphrase periphrase n. In later use probably directly < periphrase n. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (pe·rifrēⁱz) /ˈpɛrɪfreɪz/. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To express or render by periphrasis. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > express copiously [verb (transitive)] > express by periphrasis circumlocute1530 periphrase1624 circumlocutionize1822 1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant Pref. sig. A4 I commend to thee heere the Historie of Iob, in part, Periphrased; in part, Abridged. 1814 Monthly Rev. 73 475 Delille thus paraphrases and periphrases the passage. 2. intransitive. To use circumlocution; to speak or write periphrastically. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > be copious [verb (intransitive)] > use periphrasis to beat (formerly also go, wend, seek) about the bushc1440 wind1528 periphrase1652 to go about1815 circumlocute1859 circumlocutionize1886 to go (all) round the houses1958 1652 T. Gataker Antinomianism 34 It would be over teadious..to be continually paraphrasing or periphrasing of them. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Periphrase, to use circumlocution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1589v.1624
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