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periphrastic meaning in Tamil

புறஞ்சார்ந்த

/ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈfɹæ.stɪk/US/ˌpɛ.ɹəˈfɹæ.stɪk/

periphrastic in Tamil: புறஞ்சார்ந்த. In English, periphrastic means expressed in more words than are necessary.

Tamil words for periphrastic

புறஞ்சார்ந்த

English meaning of periphrastic

  1. adjective Expressed in more words than are necessary.
  2. adjective Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
  3. adjective Characterized by periphrasis.

Full definition of periphrastic

periphrastic in a sentence

  • He wrote a periphrastic love letter to his wife to patch up their relationship.
  • She was simply asked to express how she felt, but her response was periphrastic.
  • “The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”.

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Questions about periphrastic in Tamil

What is the meaning of periphrastic in Tamil?
Periphrastic in Tamil is புறஞ்சார்ந்த.
periphrastic என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Periphrastic: புறஞ்சார்ந்த.
What does periphrastic mean in English?
Periphrastic means expressed in more words than are necessary.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: periphrastic (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: periphrastic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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