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Periphrase

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• Periphrasis

  [puh-rif-ruh-sis] /pəˈrɪf rə sɪs/ noun, plural periphrases [puh-rif-ruh-seez] /pəˈrɪf rəˌsiz/ (Show IPA) 1. the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution. 2. an expression phrased in such fashion. /pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/ noun (pl) -rases (-rəˌsiːz) 1. a roundabout way of expressing something; circumlocution 2. an expression of this kind n. 1530s, from Latin […]

• Periphrastic

  [per-uh-fras-tik] /ˌpɛr əˈfræs tɪk/ adjective 1. circumlocutory; roundabout. 2. Grammar. noting a construction of two or more words having the same syntactic function as an inflected word, as of Mr. Smith in the son of Mr. Smith, which is equivalent to Mr. Smith’s in Mr. Smith’s son. /ˌpɛrɪˈfræstɪk/ adjective 1. employing or involving periphrasis 2. […]

• Periphytic

  [puh-rif-i-ton] /pəˈrɪf ɪˌtɒn/ noun, Ecology. 1. the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants. /pəˈrɪfɪˌtɒn/ noun 1. aquatic organisms, such as certain algae, that live attached to rocks or other surfaces

• Periphyton

  [puh-rif-i-ton] /pəˈrɪf ɪˌtɒn/ noun, Ecology. 1. the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants. /pəˈrɪfɪˌtɒn/ noun 1. aquatic organisms, such as certain algae, that live attached to rocks or other surfaces

• Periplasm

  [per-uh-plaz-uh m] /ˈpɛr əˌplæz əm/ noun 1. an outer cytoplasmic layer that surrounds the oosphere in certain fungi.

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