Students of Latin are racking their brains in trying to understand the mystery of the so-called passive periphrastic.
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Periphrastic
/ˌpɛ.ɹəˈfɹæ.stɪk/
Synonyms for "periphrastic" (15 found)
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He wrote a periphrastic love letter to his wife to patch up their relationship.
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She was simply asked to express how she felt, but her response was periphrastic.
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As poetry it does not measure up to Aasen; as translation it is periphrastic, arbitrary, not at all faithful.
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