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periphrase
noun as in circumlocution
noun as in verbiage
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The words inclined to think seems a periphrase for secret infidelity.
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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to periphrase, such as: diffuseness, discursiveness, euphemism, indirectness, periphrasis, and pleonasm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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