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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧frás‧ti‧co
Adjective
perifrástico (feminine perifrástica, masculine plural perifrásticos, feminine plural perifrásticas)
- periphrastic; verbose (using more words than necessary)
- periphrastic; roundabout; circuitous (avoiding getting to the point)
- Synonym: circunloquial
- (grammar) periphrastic (characterised by periphrasis)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾiˈfɾastiko/
- Rhymes: -astiko
- Syllabification: pe‧ri‧frás‧ti‧co
Adjective
perifrástico (feminine perifrástica, masculine plural perifrásticos, feminine plural perifrásticas)
- periphrastic
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