perífrasis

Asturian

Noun

perífrasis f (plural perífrasis)

periphrasis (use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin periphrasis, from Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈɾifɾasis/

Noun

perífrasis f (plural perífrasis)

(linguistics, grammar) periphrasis
En el español hay unas ciento cuarenta perífrasis.
In Spanish there are about 140 periphrases.

Related terms

perifrástico
- perifrásticamente

Further reading

“perífrasis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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