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.