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periphrastic
01
adjective
आवश्यकभन्दा बढी शब्दमा व्यक्त
Expressed in more words than are necessary.
In a sentence
He wrote a periphrastic love letter to his wife to patch up their relationship.
उसले आफ्नी श्रीमतीसँगको सम्बन्ध सुधार्न बहुशब्दी प्रेम-पत्र लेख्यो।
She was simply asked to express how she felt, but her response was periphrastic.
उनलाई आफ्नो भावना व्यक्त गर्न मात्र भनिएको थियो, तर उनको जवाफ बहुशब्दी थियो।
A note on usage
not-comparable
02
adjective
वाक्यविस्तारद्वारा विशेषता भएको
Characterized by periphrasis.
In a sentence
“The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”.
‘त्या मान्छेकी छोरी’ लाई ‘मान्छेकी छोरी’ को बहुशब्दी पर्यायवाचीका रूपमा प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ।
A note on usage
not-comparable