périphrastique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pe.ʁi.fʁas.tik/, /pe.ʁi.fʁɑs.tik/
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Adjective

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

périphrase

Further reading

“périphrastique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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