periphrastic

Per`i*phras"tic, Per`i*phras"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. périphrastique.] Defn: Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.

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