Definition of Periphrestic
{ Per`i*phras"tic (?), Per`i*phras"tic*al (?), }
a. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. périphrastique.]
Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary;
characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.
Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a
conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more
auxiliaries.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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