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Definition of: periphrasis
(pə·rif′rə·sis) noun plural ·ses (-sēz)
Circumlocution, or an instance of it. See synonyms under CIRCUMLOCUTION. [<L <Gk. <periphrazein <peri- around + phrazein speak]
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