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periphrastical

periphrastical


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Periphrastic  \Per`i*phras"tic\,  Periphrastical 
  \Per`i*phras"tic*al\,  a.  [Gr.  ?:  cf  F.  p['e]riphrastique.] 
  Expressing,  or  expressed,  in  more  words  than  are  necessary; 
  characterized  by  periphrase;  circumlocutory. 
 
  {Periphrastic  conjugation}  (Gram.),  a  conjugation  formed  by 
  the  use  of  the  simple  verb  with  one  or  more  auxiliaries.