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Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpeː.riˈfrɑs.tis/
- Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧fras‧tisch
- Rhymes: -ɑstis
Adjective
perifrastisch (not comparable)
- periphrastic
- using circumlocution, being needlessly long
- (grammar) expressing meaning through free morphemes