periphrastic

[ per-uh-fras-tik ]

/ ˌpɛr əˈfræs tɪk /

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adjective

circumlocutory; roundabout.

Grammar. 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.

Origin of periphrastic

1795–1805; <Greek periphrastikós, derivative of periphrázein to use periphrasis. See peri-, phrase, -tic

OTHER WORDS FROM periphrastic

per·i·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·per·i·phras·tic, adjectiveun·per·i·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby periphrastic

peripheral vision, peripheric, periphery, periphlebitis, periphrasis, periphrastic, periphyton, periplasm, periporitis, periproct, periproctitis

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Example sentences from the Web for periphrastic

Using these as auxiliaries the finite verb makes a whole series of periphrastic tenses.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various
In the provinces, where a periphrastic style is still cultivated, polemics are clothed in high-sounding phrases.
The Fortune of the Rougons|Emile Zola
He might be described as the last of the periphrastic humorists.
Old and New Masters|Robert Lynd
This tendency, together with periphrastic instead of verbal conjugation, continued to the end.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence

Coptic presents a remarkable contrast to Egyptian in the precision of its periphrastic conjugation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for periphrastic

periphrastic

/ (ˌpɛrɪˈfræstɪk) /

adjective

employing or involving periphrasis

expressed in two or more words rather than by an inflected form of one: used esp of a tense of a verb where the alternative element is an auxiliary verb. For example, He does go and He will go involve periphrastic tenses

Derived forms of periphrastic

periphrastically, adverb

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单词	periphrastic
释义	periphrastic [ per-uh-fras-tik ] / ˌpɛr əˈfræs tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR periphrastic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective circumlocutory; roundabout. Grammar. 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. Origin of periphrastic 1795–1805; <Greek periphrastikós, derivative of periphrázein to use periphrasis. See peri-, phrase, -tic OTHER WORDS FROM periphrastic per·i·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·per·i·phras·tic, adjectiveun·per·i·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby periphrastic peripheral vision, peripheric, periphery, periphlebitis, periphrasis, periphrastic, periphyton, periplasm, periporitis, periproct, periproctitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for periphrastic Using these as auxiliaries the finite verb makes a whole series of periphrastic tenses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6\|Various In the provinces, where a periphrastic style is still cultivated, polemics are clothed in high-sounding phrases. The Fortune of the Rougons\|Emile Zola He might be described as the last of the periphrastic humorists. Old and New Masters\|Robert Lynd This tendency, together with periphrastic instead of verbal conjugation, continued to the end. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt\|Lewis Spence Coptic presents a remarkable contrast to Egyptian in the precision of its periphrastic conjugation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for periphrastic periphrastic / (ˌpɛrɪˈfræstɪk) / adjective employing or involving periphrasis expressed in two or more words rather than by an inflected form of one: used esp of a tense of a verb where the alternative element is an auxiliary verb. For example, He does go and He will go involve periphrastic tenses Derived forms of periphrastic periphrastically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to periphrastic bombastic, chatty, diffuse, discursive, flatulent, gabby, garrulous, inflated, lengthy, long-winded, loquacious, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, redundant, rhetorical, tedious, turgid, verbose, voluble
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periphrastic

adjective

Origin of periphrastic

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adjective

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