périphrastique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.ʁi.fʁas.tik/ ~ /pe.ʁi.fʁɑs.tik/
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Adjective

périphrastique (plural périphrastiques)

  1. (rhetoric) periphrastic (characterized by periphrase or circumlocution)
  2. (grammar, of a tense) periphrastic (formed by a combination of words rather than morphemes)
    Synonym: analytique
    Antonym: synthétique

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