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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periphrased}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Periphrasing}.] [Cf. F. p['e]riphraser.]
To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. i.
To use circumlocution.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, n. [L. periphrasis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
think about, to be expressed periphrastically; ? + ? to
speak: cf. F. p['e]riphrase. See {Phrase}.] (Rhet.)
The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea;
a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
"To describe by enigmatic periphrases." --De Quincey.
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แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
