perifrasi
Italian
Etymology
From peri- + frasi, from Latin periphrăsis, from Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis), derivated from Ancient Greek περιϕράζω (periphrázō), compound of περι- (peri-, “peri-”) + ϕράζω (phrázō, “to say”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe.riˈfra.zi/
- Stress: perìfraṡi
- Hyphenation: pe‧rif‧ra‧si
Noun
perifrasi f (invariable)
- circumlocution, periphrase
Synonyms
- giro di parole
- (formal) circonlocuzione