LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

pĕriphrăsis

Meaning

  1. a circumlocution

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

In English words that came into English from pĕriphrăsis

  • periphrasepĕriphrăsis

Quick answers

What does pĕriphrăsis mean in Latin?
pĕriphrăsis, a noun, means “a circumlocution”.