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περίφρασις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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περῐ- (perĭ-) +‎ φρᾰ́σῐς (phrắsĭs)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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περῐ́φρᾰσῐς (perĭ́phrăsĭsf (genitive περῐφρᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. circumlocution, periphrasis

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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