periphrasis
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for…The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
Значення
значень: 4(злічуване, незлічуване)The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
Near-synonyms: circumlocution, loquaciousness
перифра́зperifráz, перифра́заperifráza
(злічуване, незлічуване)Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
Native speakers use periphrases like "did not go" where a language learner might use "went not".
(злічуване, rhetoric, незлічуване)The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).
(злічуване, rhetoric, незлічуване)The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.
- a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
Переклади
мов: 6За значеннями 1
Походження
From Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).From Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).
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Форми
множина: periphrases| Однина | periphrasis |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 3- a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things:circumlocutionambage
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 2Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним