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n. The use of circumlocution.

n. A circumlocution.

n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".

n. Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.

n. The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution)

n. The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.

n. See periphrase.

n. A roundabout way of speaking; a roundabout phrase or expression; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a phrase employed to avoid a common and trite manner of expression; circumlocution.

n. Synonyms Circumlocution, etc. See pleonasm.

n. a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

"The distinction had to be explained with much periphrasis, because the Arabic word 'Câtil' means a slayer, and is given indiscriminately to all who kill."

verboseness    verbosity   

periphrastic    periphrase   

periphrases    periphrase   

circumlocution    beat around the bush   

euphemism    indefiniteness    tonalness    lyricism    diffuseness    metonymy    hyperbole    bloopers    up    churchmanship