periphrasis
noun /pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
/pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/
[uncountable]- (specialist) the use of an indirect way of speaking or writing
- (grammar) the use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship, instead of verb endings, etc.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, from periphrazein, from peri- ‘around’ + phrazein ‘declare’.