In linguistics and literature, periphrasis (/pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/) is the use of a larger number of words, with an implicit comparison to the possibility of using... 13 KB (1,547 words) - 16:43, 16 November 2023 |
Circumlocution (redirect from Periphrasis (rhetoric)) Circumlocution (also called circumduction, circumvolution, periphrasis, kenning,[dubious – discuss] or ambage[citation needed]) is the use of an unnecessarily... 6 KB (547 words) - 18:35, 24 January 2024 |
Latin periphrases (section Perfect periphrasis) periphrases for tense and mode. Here we list the most common. The perfect periphrasis is composed of the sum auxiliary and a perfect participle such as ductus... 26 KB (817 words) - 03:53, 9 March 2024 |
fact that the remote preterite tense of verbs is usually formed with a periphrasis consisting of the verb "to go" plus infinitive. Catalan has two types... 44 KB (3,861 words) - 13:47, 16 October 2023 |
Euphemism (section Periphrasis/circumlocution) for their problematic words infirmité or invalidité.[citation needed] Periphrasis, or circumlocution, is one of the most common: to "speak around" a given... 34 KB (3,119 words) - 21:35, 12 April 2024 |
ellipsis Noun phrase Number Object Open class word Part of speech Particle Periphrasis Person Personal pronoun Phrasal verb Phrase Phrase structure grammar... 25 KB (2,773 words) - 23:56, 20 March 2024 |
Saint Theophan the Recluse"). "Our Lady of Lourdes" is essentially periphrasis, except where some aspect of the Virgin is invoked.[citation needed]... 18 KB (2,411 words) - 10:03, 16 April 2024 |
Cœle-Syria. Ptolemy does not use the term "Transjordan", but rather the periphrasis "across the Jordan". And he enumerates the cities; Cosmas, Libias, Callirhoe... 30 KB (3,648 words) - 10:42, 20 February 2024 |