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：2025/11/22
periphrasis
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
countable
uncountable
rhetoric
Japanese Meaning
回りくどい表現、冗長な言い回し、あるいは短い表現の代わりに用いられる長い表現
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Sense（2）
Sense（3）
（ plural ）
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The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example I am going to
instead of I will
.
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periphrasis
Because of his fondness for periphrasis, he often says 'I am going to' instead of 'I will'.
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Because of his fondness for periphrasis, he often says 'I am going to' instead of 'I will'.
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