périphrastique
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
périphrastique (plural périphrastiques)
- (rhetoric) periphrastic (characterized by periphrase or circumlocution)
- (grammar, of a tense) periphrastic (formed by a combination of words rather than morphemes)
- Synonym: analytique
- Antonym: synthétique
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “périphrastique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.