periphrasis
noun
pe·riph·ra·sis
pə-ˈri-frə-səs
plural periphrases
pə-ˈri-frə-ˌsēz
1
: use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression
2
: an instance of periphrasis
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