περίφρασις

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Etymology[edit]

περῐ- (peri-) +‎ φρᾰ́σῐς (phrásis)

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Noun[edit]

περῐ́φρᾰσῐς (períphrasisf (genitive περῐφρᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. circumlocution, periphrasis

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