- 1. a. Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Source: opted
- 2. Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries. Source: webster
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periphrasecharacterizedcircumlocutoryconjugationexpressedexpressingnecessarywordsperiphrasticauxiliariesformedgramsimpleverb
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periphericperiphericalperipheriesperipheryperiphrasedperiphrasesperiphrasingperiphrasisperiphrasticallyPeriplaneta
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