perífrasis
Asturian edit
Noun edit
perífrasis f (plural perífrasis)
- periphrasis (use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin periphrasis, from Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
perífrasis f (plural perífrasis)
- (linguistics, grammar) periphrasis
- En el español hay unas ciento cuarenta perífrasis.
- In Spanish there are about 140 periphrases.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “perífrasis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ifɾasis
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