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

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