periphrases (0 synonym found)

We don't have synonyms for periphrases yet — it may be a rare, specialized, newly coined, or misspelled word. The closest thesaurus entries we have are periphrasis, periphrase and periphrased.

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Definition of periphrases:

°circumlocutions.
°use of syntactic rather than morphological constructions.
"Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went"."
Definition of periphrases:

°circumlocutions.
°use of syntactic rather than morphological constructions.
"Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went"."
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