Found 2 items, similar to Periphrases.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: periphrases periphrasis n : a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things [syn: circumlocution, ambage] [also: periphrases (pl)] periphrases See periphrasis
English → English (gcide) Definition: Periphrases Periphrasis \Pe*riph"ra*sis\, n.; pl. Periphrases. [L.] See Periphrase. [1913 Webster]