peryfraza

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French périphrase, from Ancient Greek περίφρασις (períphrasis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.rɨfˈra.za/
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  • Rhymes: -aza
  • Syllabification: pe‧ryf‧ra‧za

Noun

peryfraza f

  1. (linguistics) periphrasis, circumlocution

Declension

Further reading

  • peryfraza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • peryfraza in Polish dictionaries at PWN