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periphrase
▪ I. periphrase, n. (ˈpɛrɪfreɪz) [a. F. périphrase (1555 in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. periphrasis: see periphrasis.] = periphrasis.1589 Puttenham Eng. Poesie iii. vii. (Arb.) 166 Speaking..by periphrase or circumlocution when all might be said in a word or two. 1674 Boyle Excell. Theol. i. iii. 85 The sa...
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periphrasis
periphrasis (pəˈrɪfrəsɪs) Pl. -ses (-siːz). [a. L. periphrasis, a. Gr. περίϕρασις circumlocution, periphrase, f. περιϕράζειν to express periphrastically, f. περί round about, around + ϕράζειν to declare.] 1. That figure of speech which consists in expressing the meaning of a word, phrase, etc., by m...
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Kanun (Albania)
Aside from the term kanun other words of Turkish extract were used (usull, itifak, adet, ) or in the Albanian periphrase "rrugë" or "udhë" (way or path
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circumlocutory
circumlocutory, a. (sɜːkəmˈlɒkjuːtərɪ) [? f. circumlocution or its source: see -ory.] Marked by circumlocution, roundabout, periphrastic.1659 Instruct. Oratory (1682) 31 (T.) Circumlocutory: that not to be expressed in many words which may be as fully in one. 1741 Pope, &c., Mart. Scriblerus viii. (...
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Reichenau Glossary
*/ˈapru/Srd. porcapru|| rowspan="2" |saluaticus porcus|| rowspan="2" |Periphrase, lit. 'wild pig'.
| PR. |Fr. sain|plus sano|Periphrase, lit. 'more healthy'. Synthetic comparative characteristic of Romance.
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ester
ester Chem. (ˈɛstə(r)) [G. (L. Gmelin Handb. d. Chemie (1848) IV. 161), prob. f. essig vinegar + äther ether.] A derivative of an acid in which one or more acidic hydrogen atoms are replaced by an alkyl, aryl, or similar group; acrylic ester (see quot. 1951). Also attrib. and Comb.; ester gum (see q...
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peri-
peri-, prefix repr. Gr. περί prep. and adv., ‘round, around, round about, about’, combined in these senses with verbs and their derivatives, substantives and adjectives; (a) in adverbial construction, as περιβλέπειν to look around, περιστρέϕειν to turn round, περίοδος a going round, περίπατος walkin...
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