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Showing words for PERIPHRASE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Periphrase

periphrase

9 Letter Words for Periphrase

reshipper

8 Letter Words for Periphrase

hearsier, paperers, paperier, papisher, peership, pereiras, perisher, perspire, pharisee, phrasier, prepares, preshape, preshare, reaspire, repapers, rephrase, repraise, reshaper, sapphire, spearier, spherier

7 Letter Words for Periphrase

aperies, apprise, aspiree, aspirer, epeiras, ephapse, happier, happies, harpers, harpier, harpies, harries, heapers, heapier, hearers, herries, paperer, parries, pereira, perhaps, perpera, perreia, perries, phearse, phraser, praiser, prehaps, prepare, preship, prisere, rapiers, rappees, rappers, raspier, reapers, rearise, rehears, rehires, repairs, repaper, rephase, reprise, reraise, reshape, reshare, reshear, respire, rippers, ripraps, sappier, sephira, shapier, sharper, sharpie, shearer, shipper, spearer, sphaere, spheare

6 Letter Words for Periphrase

aerier, aeries, airers, appere, ariser, arrish, ashier, aspire, easier, epeira, eprise, eraser, espier, haeres, hairse, happer, harier, harper, harris, heaper, hearer, heares, hearie, hearse, hepars, hepper, heries, herpes, hersir, hesper, hipper, hirees, hirers, pairer, paires, papers, papier, papish, parers, paries, parish, parsee, parser, peares, peiser, perais, pereia, perish, perrie, persea, persia, phares, phaser, pheers, phrase, pierre, pipers, praise, prease, preser, priers, priser, raiser, rapers, raphes, raphis, rapier, rappee, rapper, rarish, rasher, rasper, reaper, rehair, reheap, rehear, rehire, repair, repipe, rerise, reship, rhapis, ripers, ripper, riprap, risper, sairer, saphie, sapper, searer, sepiae, serape, seraph, seriph, serrai, shaper, sharer, sheria, sherpa, shirra, shrape, sierra, sipper, sirpea, sirrah, sirree, spahee, sparer, sparre, sperre, sphaer, sphear, sphere, spirae, spirea, sprier

5 Letter Words for Periphrase

aerie, aesir, airer, apers, aphis, apish, apres, arere, aries, arise, arish, arrie, arris, asher, ashir, asper, earsh, easer, ephas, eppes, epris, erase, haire, hairs, hares, harps, harre, heaps, heare, hears, heirs, hepar, heres, herse, hiera, hiper, hiree, hirer, hires, hirse, isere, paire, pairs, paise, paper, papes, parer, pares, paris, parps, parrs, parse, parsi, peare, pears, peeps, peers, pepsi, perai, perea, peres, peris, perps, perse, pesah, phare, phase, pheer, phese, phies, piers, pipas, piper, pipes, pipra, prase, prees, preps, presa, prier, pries, raise, raper, rapes, raphe, rappe, rares, raser, reais, reaps, rears, repas, repps, rheas, rhies, riper, ripes, ripps, riser, sapir, sarip, seare, sepia, seppa, serai, sereh, serer, serra, serre, shape, share, sharp, shear, sheep, sheer, shere, shier, shire, shirr, shrap, shrip, siper, sirra, spaer, spahi, spair, spare, spear, speer, speir, spier, spira, spire, spree

4 Letter Words for Periphrase

aire, airs, aper, apes, apis, apps, apse, ares, aris, arri, ears, ease, eira, eire, epha, eras, erer, eres, eria, erie, eris, errs, erse, ersh, haes, hair, haps, hare, harp, harr, hasp, heap, hear, heep, heer, heir, heps, hera, here, herp, herr, hers, hesp, hies, hipe, hips, hire, iare, ipse, ires, irpe, pahi, pahs, paip, pair, pais, pape, paps, pare, pari, parp, parr, pars, pase, pash, pasi, peai, pear, peas, peep, peer, pees, pehs, peps, pere, perh, peri, perp, pers, pesa, phar, phis, pias, pier, pies, pipa, pipe, pips, pirr, pirs, pisa, pise, pish, pree, prep, pres, prie, psha, psia, rahs, rais, rape, raps, rare, rash, rasp, reap, rear, rees, rehs, repp, repr, reps, resp, rhea, rias, rier, ries, ripa, ripe, ripp, rips, rise, risp, saip, sair, sare, sari, seah, sear, seep, seer, seir, sere, serr, shap, shea, shee, sher, shia, ship, shir, shri, sier, sipe, sire, spae, spar, spie

3 Letter Words for Periphrase

aer, aes, ahi, ahs, air, ais, ape, aph, app, apr, are, arr, ars, ase, ash, asp, ear, eas, eer, ehs, eir, epa, epi, era, ere, err, ers, ese, esp, esr, hae, hap, has, hee, hei, hep, her, hes, hia, hie, hip, hir, his, hrs, ihp, ihs, iph, ipr, ips, ira, ire, irs, ise, ish, pah, pap, par, pas, pea, pee, peh, pep, per, pes, phi, phr, pia, pie, pip, pir, pis, ppa, pph, ppi, ppr, pps, pre, prp, prs, psi, rah, rai, rap, ras, rea, ree, reh, rei, rep, res, rha, rhe, ria, rie, rip, rps, sah, sai, sap, sar, sea, see, sei, sep, ser, sha, she, shi, shp, shr, sie, sip, sir, spa, spp, sri

Definitions for Periphrase

[1] the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
[2] an expression phrased in such fashion.
[3] a roundabout way of expressing something; circumlocution
[4] an expression of this kind

Words related to Periphrase

periphrasisredundancy, verbosity, circumlocution, loquacity, prolixity, pleonasm, floridity, tautology, periphrasis, expansiveness, euphemism, diffuseness, wordiness, roundabout, verbiage, indirectness, discursiveness, verbality

Words nearby Periphrase

periphrasisperipheral vision, peripheralism, peripheric, periphery, periphlebitis, periphrasis, periphrastic, periphyton, periplasm, periporitis, periproct

Origin of Periphrase

is1525–35; < Latin < Greek períphrasis. See peri-, phrase, -sis

Word origin for Periphrase

isC16: via Latin from Greek, from peri- + phrazein to declare

Synonyms for Periphrase

circumlocution, expansiveness, floridity, long-windedness, loquacity, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, redundancy, tautology, verbosity