🔤 Periphrasis ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
ghuma phira kar bayan, lambi ibarat, kinaya, lafzon ki ziyadati
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ENGLISH
📚noun
periphrasis
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
Phonetic: /puh rif ruh sis/
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DEFINITION
an indirect expression, circumlocution, use of unnecessary words
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
The politician’s periphrasis concealed a simple answer from concerned citizens.
Clear writing avoids periphrasis when a direct expression communicates better.
His elaborate periphrasis made the short announcement difficult to understand.
The poet used periphrasis to describe death without naming it directly.
Legal documents often contain periphrasis that ordinary readers find confusing.
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