Per"i*phrase (?), n. [L. periphrasis, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to think about,
to be expressed periphrastically; &?; + &?; to speak: cf. F.
pÈriphrase. See Phrase.] (Rhet.) The use of more words than are
necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of
speaking; circumlocution. "To describe by enigmatic periphrases." De
Quincey.
Per"i*phrase, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Periphrased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Periphrasing.] [Cf. F. pÈriphraser.] To express by periphrase or
circumlocution.
Per"i*phrase, v. i. To use circumlocution.
||Pe*riph"ra*sis (?), n.; pl. Periphrases (#). [L.] See Periphrase.
{ Per`i*phras"tic (?), Per`i*phras"tic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?;: cf. F.
pÈriphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are
necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.
Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of
the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
Per`i*phras"tic*al*ly, adv. With circumlocution.
Per"i*plast (?), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. &?; to mold, form.] (Biol.) Same
as Periblast. -- Per`i*plas"tic (#), a. Huxley.
{ ||Per`ip*neu*mo"ni*a (?), Per`ip*neu"mo*ny (?), } n. [L.
peripneumonia, Gr. &?;: cf. F. pÈripneumonie. See Peri-, Pneumonia.]
(Med.) Pneumonia. (Obsoles.)
Per`ip*neu*mon"ic (?), a. [L. peripneumonicus, Gr. &?;: cf. F.
pÈripneumonique.] (Med.) Of or pertaining to peripneumonia.
Per"i*proct (?), n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. &?; the anus.] (Zoˆl.) The
region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.
||Per`i*proc*ti"tis (?), n. [NL. See Peri-, and Proctitus.] (Med.)
||Inflammation of the tissues about the rectum.
Pe*rip"ter*al (?), a. [Gr., fr. &?; + &?; feather, wing, row of
columns.] (Arch.) Having columns on all sides; -- said of an edifice.
See Apteral.
Pe*rip"ter*ous (?), a. 1. (Arch.) Peripteral.