- a variation of periphrasis.
periphrase
Example Sentences
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Yes; it was the usual periphrase of these vulgar people.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Then, mindful of the presence of the children, she proceeded by means of graceful periphrase and carefully studied generalizations to a presentation of Medora's mental and spiritual attributes.
From Under the Skylights by Henry Blake Fuller
In writing of his version of the Odyssey to Ellis, Morris said: ‘My translation is a real one so far, not a mere periphrase of the original as all the others are.’
From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Chauncey Brewster Tinker
So far as consistent with due precision, popular terms have been used in description, but not when such usage involved tedious periphrase.
From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Lorin Low Dame
And also tell me frankly, without periphrase, what the Musik- Verein wishes and expects from the patronage of the Grand Duke of Weimar?—One ought not to shoot about at random with Royal Highnesses!
From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Constance Bache
