periphrasis

/pəˈɹɪfɹəsɪs/

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Çeviriler

isim 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".
isim Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
“Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".”
isim The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).
“Periphrasis a single thought expands, And uses many words for what but few demands.”
isim The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.

beating around the bush circumlocution

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Plurals & Quantifiers — Çoğullar ve Miktar