periphrasis
[noun]
Synonyms: verbiage, circumambages, circumbendibus, circumlocution, periphrase, pleonasm, redundancy, roundabout, tautology, verbality

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pe‧riph‧ra‧sis /pəˈrɪfrəsəs, pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/ noun (plural periphrases /-siːz/) [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: Greek, from periphrazein 'to express in a periphrastic way']

1. formal when someone uses long words or phrases that are not necessary

2. technical the use of auxiliary words instead of inflected forms
—periphrastic /ˌperəˈfræstɪk◂, ˌperɪˈfræstɪk◂/ adjective

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