- an|ti|phras|tic
- an|ti|phras|tic «AN tee FRAS tihk», adjective.of or having to do with antiphrasis; opposed to the ordinary meaning.
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par|a|phras|tic — «PAR uh FRAS tihk», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or of the nature of paraphrase. 2. given to the use of paraphrase. –par´a|phras´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
per|i|phras|tic — «P uh FRAS tihk», adjective. 1. expressed in a roundabout way: »A periphrastic study in a worn out poetical fashion (T. S. Eliot). 2. Grammar. formed by using auxiliaries or particles rather than inflection. Examples: of John (periphrastic… … Useful english dictionary
hol|o|phras|tic — «HOL uh FRAS tihk», adjective. expressing a whole phrase or sentence by a single word: »“Forget me not” and “good bye” are holophrastic words. ╂[< holo + Greek phrastikós having to do with speech < phrázein tell, express] … Useful english dictionary
met|a|phras|tic — «MEHT uh FRAS tihk», adjective. close or literal in translation … Useful english dictionary
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
phras — hol·o·phras·tic; para·phras·able; para·phras·er; para·phras·tic; peri·phras·tic; phras·able; phras·al; phras·er; the·o·phras·ta·ce·ae; the·o·phras·tian; anti·phras·tic; an·ti·phras·ti·cal·ly; met·a·phras·tic; met·a·phras·ti·cal;… … English syllables
par´a|phras´ti|cal|ly — par|a|phras|tic «PAR uh FRAS tihk», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or of the nature of paraphrase. 2. given to the use of paraphrase. –par´a|phras´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
per´i|phras´ti|cal|ly — per|i|phras|tic «P uh FRAS tihk», adjective. 1. expressed in a roundabout way: »A periphrastic study in a worn out poetical fashion (T. S. Eliot). 2. Grammar. formed by using auxiliaries or particles rather than inflection. Examples: of John… … Useful english dictionary
holophrastic — hol·o·phras·tic … English syllables
metaphrastic — met·a·phras·tic … English syllables
