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Periphrastic meaning

  1. Expressed in more words than are necessary.
  2. Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
  3. Characterized by periphrasis.

Synonyms of Periphrastic

circumlocutious circumlocutory ambagious indirect

Related words

Other words often associated with Periphrastic or its synonyms:

roundabout direct sidelong circuitous squint askance meandering rambling squinty devious mediate diversionary

Using Periphrastic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Expressed in more words than are necessary. | Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory. | Characterized by periphrasis.
  • Useful related words include: circumlocutious, circumlocutory, ambagious, indirect.
  • In the example corpus, periphrastic often appears in combinations such as: the periphrastic, periphrastic conjugations, periphrastic conjugation.

Context around Periphrastic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

two 1× first 1× new 1× largely 1×

Often after:

conjugations 2× conjugation 2× constructions 2× forms 2× passive 1× form 1× analytical 1× comparison 1× systems 1× verb 1×

Sentence patterns with Periphrastic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are the periphrastic forms of 1× are two periphrastic conjugations 1× fulfilled by periphrastic constructions involving 1× of new periphrastic constructions and 1× periphrastic comparison is 1× periphrastic conjugations there 1× person the periphrastic form of 1× pronouns of periphrastic forms are 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

active the first 1× ancient greek made 1× in english main 1× in the third 1× it is translated 1× periphrastic conjugations there 1×

Common sentence endings:

a periphrastic passive 1× and conditional tenses 1× and groß 2012 1× him someone else 1× largely periphrastic systems 1× participles more restrictedly 1×

Words around Periphrastic

Just before it in the word index:

periphery 175 peripheries 19 peripherals 159 peripherally 10 peripheral 445 peripatric 2

Just after it in the word index:

periphrastically 2 periplasmic 5 periplus 4 peripteral 5 peris 4 periscope 62

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Periphrastic

  • In this selection, "periphrastic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, first, new, conjugations, conjugation and constructions stand out and add context to how "periphrastic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are the periphrastic forms of and are two periphrastic conjugations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "periphrastic" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with periphrastic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Periphrastic comparison is also possible. (5 words)

Periphrastic conjugations There are two periphrastic conjugations. (7 words)

Many have been replaced by periphrastic (analytical) forms. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

The periphrastic verb combinations in the example just given are represented now using the dependency grammar tree of the sentence; the verb catena is in green: Dependency trees like the ones here can be found, for instance, in Osborne and Groß (2012). (42 words)

Ancient Greek made great use of participial constructions and of constructions involving the infinitive, and the modern variety lacks the infinitive entirely (instead having a raft of new periphrastic constructions) and uses participles more restrictedly. (35 words)

In the third person, the periphrastic form of vatükomok (he washes himself) must use the reflexive pronoun, vatükom oki, as vatükom omi would mean "he washes him (someone else)". (29 words)

Example sentences (13)

Periphrastic conjugations There are two periphrastic conjugations.

Active The first periphrastic conjugation uses the future participle.

Ancient Greek made great use of participial constructions and of constructions involving the infinitive, and the modern variety lacks the infinitive entirely (instead having a raft of new periphrastic constructions) and uses participles more restrictedly.

In English main English, like some other languages, uses a periphrastic passive.

In the third person, the periphrastic form of vatükomok (he washes himself) must use the reflexive pronoun, vatükom oki, as vatükom omi would mean "he washes him (someone else)".

It is translated as "I am going to carry," "I was going to carry", etc. Passive main The second periphrastic conjugation uses the gerundive.

Many have been replaced by periphrastic (analytical) forms.

Periphrastic comparison is also possible.

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Some IE languages have moved from synthetic verb systems to largely periphrastic systems.

The imperfect is constructed in a similar manner, as are the periphrastic forms of the future and conditional tenses.

The periphrastic verb combinations in the example just given are represented now using the dependency grammar tree of the sentence; the verb catena is in green: Dependency trees like the ones here can be found, for instance, in Osborne and Groß (2012).

The pronouns of periphrastic forms are in brackets when they appear.

These functions are instead fulfilled by periphrastic constructions involving a verb and various prepositional phrases.

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Common combinations with periphrastic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "periphrastic" mean?
Periphrastic means: Expressed in more words than are necessary.
What are synonyms of "periphrastic"?
Common synonyms of "periphrastic" include: circumlocutious, circumlocutory, ambagious, indirect.
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