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There are 7 words containing RIPHRA

PERIPHRASE• periphrase n. (Rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect…
• periphrase v. (Transitive) To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
• periphrase v. (Intransitive) To use circumlocution.
PERIPHRASED• periphrased v. Simple past tense and past participle of periphrase.
• PERIPHRASE v. to use more words than are necessary to express an idea.
PERIPHRASES• periphrases n. Plural of periphrase.
• periphrases n. Plural of periphrasis.
• periphrases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of periphrase.
PERIPHRASIS• periphrasis n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going…
• periphrasis n. (Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather…
• periphrasis n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).
PERIPHRASING• periphrasing v. Present participle of periphrase.
• PERIPHRASE v. to use more words than are necessary to express an idea.
PERIPHRASTIC• periphrastic adj. Expressed in more words than are necessary.
• periphrastic adj. Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
• periphrastic adj. (Grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.
PERIPHRASTICAL• periphrastical adj. Alternative form of periphrastic.
• PERIPHRASTICAL adj. of or like periphrasis, the use of longer phrasing in place of shorter form of expression, also PERIPHRASTIC.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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  • English Wiktionary: 13 words
  • Scrabble in French: 37 words
  • Scrabble in Spanish: no word
  • Scrabble in Italian: no word
  • Scrabble in German: no word
  • Scrabble in Romanian: no word


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