Periphrasis

In linguistics and literature, periphrasis () is the use of a larger number of words, with an implicit comparison to the possibility of using fewer. The comparison may be within a language or between languages.

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Periphrasis

In linguistics and literature, periphrasis () is the use of a larger number of words, with an implicit comparison to the possibility of using fewer. The comparison may be within a language or between languages.

Source: Wikipedia "Periphrasis" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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