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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pe·riph·ra·sis /pəˈrɪfrəsəs/
 迂迴說法

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pe·riph·ra·sis n.; pl. Periphrases   See Periphrase.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 periphrasis
      n : a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
          [syn: circumlocution, ambage]
      [also: periphrases (pl)]