pĕriphrăsis — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

pĕriphrăsis, is, f., = περίφρασις, a circumlocution, periphrase (post-Aug.), Suet. Gram. 4; Quint. 8, 3, 53; Gell. 3, 1, 6 (pure Lat.: circuitus eloquendi, ambitus verborum, circumlocutio).

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Headword:

pĕriphrăsis

Headword (normalized):

pĕriphrăsis

Headword (normalized/stripped):

periphrasis

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IDX:

35131

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n35100

Key:

periphrasis

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