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periphrastic conjugations

periphrastic conjugations is the plural of periphrastic conjugation.

Meaning of periphrastic conjugation

Noun

periphrastic conjugation (plural periphrastic conjugations)

  1. A conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
    • The active periphrastic conjugation in Latin is formed by using the future active participle and the appropriate form of "esse".

Questions about periphrastic conjugations

What is periphrastic conjugations the plural of?
Periphrastic conjugations is the plural of periphrastic conjugation.

Words near periphrastic conjugations in the dictionary

  1. periphrasic
  2. periphrasing
  3. periphrasis
  4. periphrastic
  5. periphrastic conjugation
  6. periphrastic conjugations
  7. periphrastical
  8. periphrastically
  9. periphrasticity
  10. periphysate
  11. periphyses

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