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periphrastically

Meaning of "periphrastically" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PERIPHRASTICALLY

ˌpɛrɪˈfræstɪkəlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERIPHRASTICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Periphrastically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PERIPHRASTICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of periphrastically in the English dictionary

The definition of periphrastically in the dictionary is in a periphrastic manner; in a roundabout way. Other definition of periphrastically is by means of two or more words rather than by an inflected form of one.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERIPHRASTICALLY

acoustically · ballistically · drastically · fantastically · heuristically · holistically · linguistically · majestically · mechanistically · mystically · opportunistically · plastically · probabilistically · realistically · sarcastically · simplistically · statistically · stochastically · stylistically · synergistically

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERIPHRASTICALLY

peripheral · peripheral device · peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour · peripheral unit · peripheral vision · peripherality · peripherally · peripheric · peripherical · peripheries · periphery · periphonic · periphrase · periphrases · periphrasis · periphrastic · periphrastical · periphytic · periphyton · periplasm

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERIPHRASTICALLY

actually · alphabetically · automatically · basically · clinically · critically · dramatically · dynamically · economically · electronically · genetically · historically · locally · periodically · physically · politically · practically · specifically · technically · tragically · typically

Synonyms and antonyms of periphrastically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «periphrastically» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PERIPHRASTICALLY

Find out the translation of periphrastically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of periphrastically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «periphrastically» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

periphrastically
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

periphrastically
570 millions of speakers
en

English

periphrastically
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

periphrastically
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

periphrastically
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

periphrastically
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

periphrastically
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

periphrastically
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

periphrastically
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Periphrastically
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

periphrastically
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

periphrastically
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

periphrastically
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Periphrastically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

periphrastically
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சொற்களைப்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसंगोचितपणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

periphrastically
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

periphrastically
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

periphrastically
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

periphrastically
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

periphrastically
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιφραστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

periphrastically
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

periphrastically
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

periphrastically
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of periphrastically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIPHRASTICALLY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about periphrastically

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIPHRASTICALLY»

Discover the use of periphrastically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to periphrastically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Verbal Periphrases in a Functional Grammar of Spanish
These are infinitival constructions with acabar de semi-lexically: 'finish', 'end', periphrastically: 'have just', acabar/terminar de semi-lexically: 'finish', 'end', periphrastically: '(do) entirely', acabar / terminar por 'end up', cesar de 'stop', deber ...
Hella Olbertz, 1998
2
The Linguistic Structure of Modern English
The “descriptive genitive” is usually expressed periphrastically; the genitive noun is often equivalent to a descriptive adjective, as in man of wisdom = 'wise man'. The “genitive of measure” expresses an extent of time or space, the “partitive ...
Laurel J. Brinton, Donna Brinton, 2010
3
Crosscurrents in Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic ...
The functions 'past', 'past-imperfective', 'perfective', and 'imperfective', on the other hand, are almost never represented periphrastically.11 In fact, the tendency for the latter functions never to be represented periphrastically is even stronger ...
Thom Huebner, Charles A. Ferguson, 1991
4
Current Issues in European Second Language Acquisition Research
S E FUTURE 1. unmaiked form (V-0, V-s) 2. periphrastically: 1. unmaiked form (V- 0, V-t, V-en) 2. periphrastically: will +• V-0 zullen +• V-en going to +• V-0 gaan + V -en Aux. be + Pres. Part. A PROGRESS. Aux. be + Pres. Part. periphrastically ...
Bernhard Kettemann, Wilfried Wieden, 1993
5
Non-Transformational Syntax: Formal and Explicit Models of ...
In sum, we have provided a taxonomy of lexicalist approaches and a hypothesis concerning a particular and novel lexicalist strategy responsive to the empirical phenomenon of periphrastically expressed predicates. In the next two sections we ...
Robert Borsley, Kersti Börjars, 2011
6
Copulas : Universals in the Categorization of the Lexicon: ...
For one, like periphrastically inflecting verbals, synthetically inflecting verbals regularly employ auxiliaries in the formation of certain tense/aspect/mood categories. Further, according to Campion (1884: 323), there is no synthetically inflecting ...
Regina Pustet, 2003
7
The Classical Tibetan Language
Both Sanskrit PRESENT PASSIVE and FUTURE PASSIVE forms were translated periphrastically in the form FUTURE STEM-Pa-r bya. Thus we find, for the present tense, Sanskrit sadhyate Tibetan bsgrub-par bya "It is proven," Sanskrit ...
Stephan V. Beyer, 1992
8
Bandle, Oscar; Braunmüller, Kurt; Jahr, Ernst Hakon; Karker, ...
... minni- minnstur margir 'many' -fleiri — flestir Uninflectible adjectives form comparatives and superlatives periphrastically with the adverbial forms meira ' more' and mest 'most': meira/mest hissa 'more/most surprised'. meira/mest áberandi ...
Mouton De Gruyter, 2005
9
The Nordic Languages 2: An International Handbook of the ...
Other distinctions, such as aspect and more subtle modality, may be expressed periphrastically. Three aspectual distinctions can be made periphrastically: Perfect I: Eg hef lesid bokina 'I have read the book.' Perfect II: Eg er buinn ad lesa  ...
Oskar Bandle, Kurt Braunmuller, Ernst-Hakon Jahr, 2005
10
Fucus:
Z'The ingressive value for such roots is expressed sometimes with the N stem, but perhaps more frequently periphrastically, for instance, by means of the infinitive of the root in question governed either by a finite form of the verb epésum, e. g. ...
Yoël L. Arbeitman, 1988

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERIPHRASTICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term periphrastically is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Kaanchi: Just another lacklustre disaster
The script is choc-o-block with events and the drama is periphrastically heightened by rousingly choreographed and sumptuously mounted ... «Free Press Journal, Apr 14»
2
Master craftsman's crowning glory
... Dante's meaning while paying homage to the ideal of strict form, he has to invert and twist and turn and juggle, sometimes periphrastically. «Sydney Morning Herald, May 13»
3
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Developing 'Smart Wristwatch' with Intel …
The report also mentions, periphrastically speaking, that we could see a smart watch release in the next 6-7 months, and that it would “sport a ... «Insider Monkey, Dec 12»
4
Apple Inc. (AAPL), China Mobile Deal Expected Next Year: Analyst
... that “China Mobile's 3G subscriber growth has been hurting because the carrier does not offer Apple's iPhone,” periphrastically speaking. «Insider Monkey, Dec 12»
5
Putting paid to romance
... the King's Private Secretary 'complained periphrastically'; Emerald Cunard suffered from both 'gilded cunning' and 'reductive snobbishness'; ... «Daily Mail, Aug 07»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Periphrastically [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/periphrastically>. May 2024 ».
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