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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -periphrase-, *periphrase*
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English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
periphrase(เพอ'ริเฟรสฺ) vt., vi. พูดอ้อมค้อม. n. =periphrasis (ดู)

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
periphrase(n) การพูดเลี่ยง, การพูดอ้อมค้อม, การพูดหลบหลีก
periphrase(vi) พูดหลบหลีก, พูดเลี่ยง, พูดอ้อมค้อม

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Periphrase

n. [ L. periphrasis, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to think about, to be expressed periphrastically; &unr_; + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. périphrase. See Phrase. ] (Rhet.) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution. “To describe by enigmatic periphrases.” De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Periphrase

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Periphrased p. pr. & vb. n. Periphrasing. ] [ Cf. F. périphraser. ] To express by periphrase or circumlocution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Periphrase

v. i. To use circumlocution. [ 1913 Webster ]

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